Believers in St. Vitus Cathedral -- situated within the compound of Prague's Castle, the presidential seat -- may not be freezing any more in winter, because the Prague Archbishopric is considering installing heated benches in the church within a planned interior renovation, the Prague Monitor website reports today (April 3, 2013).
The average temperature in Prague's stone churches without heating is about two degrees centigrade in winter months. Such a low temperature also occurred during the Easter holiday last week.
More and more Czech churches have therefore decided to install a special heating in the benches' cushions. This is a more efficient and economical method than heating the whole spacious church.
Vladimir Hulin-Mihalec -- from the Terko CZ company making heated carpets and cushions -- said some 40 churches in the Czech Republic have ordered the equipment to heat the floor or benches from his firm. The 2011 census shows that only 10 percent of the 10.5 million population in the Czech Republic -- a predominantly atheist country -- are believers, most of them Roman Catholics.
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