Lutheran Church (Goygol) - a church built in the German colony Helenendorf (the old name is the city of Goygol) in 1857 . Currently used as a museum of local lore. Along with the Goygol nature reserve, one of the most significant tourist sites in the region [1] .
| Kirche | |
| Church of St. John | |
|---|---|
| St. Johanniskirche | |
 | |
| A country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Goygol |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Architectural style | neo-gothic |
| Building | 1854 - 1857 |
| Status | the museum |
History
In 1817, with the permission of Emperor Alexander I, several hundred families of immigrants from Swabia , Lutheran pietists by faith, arrived on the territory of Russia. They founded several colonies in Transcaucasia, including Helenendorf. Then the local Lutheran community was founded. Initially, the teacher held the meetings, and in 1832 a pastor came here from Hanover .
In 1854, the question of the construction of a stone building was decided. The work took three years, and on March 10, 1857, a new church was consecrated, which was called the Church of St. John.
The church was closed in 1941 after deportation from the German region. At different times, a military hospital and a sports school were located here. Since 2005, a museum of history and ethnography of the region has been operating here. In 2008, with the help of the German Society for Technical Cooperation, the building was restored (the cost of work was about 250,000 euros) [2] .
Gallery
Church in 1908 
Building interior Portal. Inside view
