The current 1843 built church is the third on this spot. The first was probably erected in the 14th century but was severely damaged in a fire in 1556. Underway of plumbering a number of skeletons and other items emerged and turned out to originate from...
Location: Paide tee 4, Koeru alevik, Koeru vald, Järvamaa
It was in1253 that the bishop of Tallinn, Torkill, was given land in Koeru. It is probable
that the church was erected some time after that. The tower of the church has a fort-like
upper floor, a reminder of the times that churches had to offer sh...
You might think it's a fort and not a church and the ruins of a fort from the 13th century are there too. The church loaned its walls from the chapel that stood there along the fort. Hit by lightning the church burned in 1940 after which it gained even ...