Keila Church is the biggest medieval country church in Harju County the construction of which was probably started immediately after the Northern Estonia had been subjected to the king of Denmark. There is a lack of data about the starting times of the ...
Location: Kiriku tn 4, Kihelkonna alevik, Kihelkonna vald, Saaremaa, 93401
Kihelkonna was the center of Medieval Saaremaa. A considerable harbour set on its
shores and a road connecting the island with the main land situated close by. The
original plan was to erect a tower as well, and one which was suppose to serve as a...
Location: Tehase 1, Rõngu alevik, Rõngu vald, Tartumaa, 61001
Pope himself gave the church in Rõngu an indulgence. The year in question was 1413
and it is the earliest mentioning of the church in the remaining historical documents.
There might have been a predecessor, a year 1390 has come up, but all the rem...
Location: Lossi 8, Kuressaare linn, Saaremaa, 93816
The Orthodox congregation of Kuressaare was founded after the Great Nordic War to fulfil the religious needs of army men, merchants and their families. Their first tiny wooden church of only 35 squares was built in 1750. The current limestone church was...