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...
Location: Elva tee 6, Puhja alevik, Puhja vald, Tartumaa, 61301
There is a grave stone in the church yard. It has a simple Estonian engraving on. The
stone is called Konnikivi, Konni’s stone. The year the church was built, 1499, lets us
suggest the stone is not too young either. Two stone crosses have been fou...
The congregational activities of the 1901 built Apostolic Orthodox Church were terminated in 1961 after which it was active as warehouse for a collective farm which was typical of the time. The untypical part was that the collective farm decided to make...
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