First mentioned in 1497 Järve manor, sometimes carrying a name Türpsal, funny even
for Estonians, has a fortified main building with walls two meters thick – thicker than
average church walls. The third floor was like a panic room – there was no d...
It was in 1981 that the archaeologists spotted charcoal marks under the church floor –
a stone church was erected in 1492–1515 but it had had an even earlier predecessor
from the 13th century. Everything was going fine but then the stone building ...
Karksi valley is one of the most beautiful and famous places in Viljandimaa. Driving down along serpentine road over impounded lake Karksi appears Karksi fortress hill or bastion hill. It is believed that on the well protected by nature abrupt-sloped hi...