Pühajõe village, the village of Holy River in Estonian, was first mentioned in the Danish
Census Book in 1241. The first wooden church was built to the Estonians’ holy grove in
1467. The current one built in 1839 decayed during the Soviet time and...
Location: Pühajõe küla, Toila vald, Ida-Virumaa, 41701
The village of Pühajõe or the village of Holy River what is its name in Estonian was
first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. In 1583 a mill is known to have
been in the village and something else resembling to a manor. The current manor...
Pühalepa church is the oldest building in Hiiumaa. It was probably in the 13th century
when it was erected. Though severely damaged by the Russians in 1575 the marvelled
altar of Holy Anna from 1460 survived. The church was turned into a warehouse...