German Church (Tuska Churcan)

The name "German" church was due to the fact that in the Middle Ages this quarter was inhabited mainly by Germans. The church was consecrated in honor of St. Gertrude of Nivel, who is the patroness of travelers and abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Nivel in modern Belgium.

The present two-nave church was built between 1638 and 1642. Previously, in its place was the building of the guild, created by German traders. At the end of the XVI century, it was decided to build a temple on this site, which later became the first German parish outside Germany. Today the church has about 2,000 members.