List of churches in Estonia
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This is the List of churches in Estonia. It does not include some minor chapels or church ruins. Note that the "Year" here denotes the year that the construction of the church began or finished, when it was inaugurated, or the main construction period of the church in question.
Churches in Estonia
Harju County
For churches in Tallinn, see section below.
Hiiu County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Kassari Chapel | Protestant | 18th century | Kassari 58°48′37″N 22°51′52″E / 58.81028°N 22.86444°E | |||
Kuriste Church | Estonian Orthodox | 1873 | Kuriste 58°47′56″N 22°37′14″E / 58.79889°N 22.62056°E | [3] | ||
Käina Church | Protestant | c. 1500 | Käina 58°49′44″N 22°46′34″E / 58.82889°N 22.77611°E | Largely destroyed during World War II. | [1] | |
Kärdla Church | Protestant | Kärdla 59°00′10″N 22°45′09″E / 59.00278°N 22.75250°E | ||||
Malvaste Chapel | Orthodox | Malvaste 59°01′40″N 22°35′15″E / 59.02778°N 22.58750°E | ||||
Paluküla Church | Protestant | Paluküla 58°59′13″N 22°48′18″E / 58.98694°N 22.80500°E | ||||
Pühalepa Church | Protestant | 13th century | Pühalepa 58°52′24″N 22°57′20″E / 58.87333°N 22.95556°E | Oldest building on Hiiumaa island. | [1] | |
Reigi Church | Protestant | 1779-1802 | Reigi 58°58′58″N 22°30′35″E / 58.98278°N 22.50972°E | [1] | ||
Ida-Viru County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Avinurme Church | Protestant | 1903-1909 | Avinurme 58°59′07″N 26°51′45″E / 58.98528°N 26.86250°E | Designed by Professor Wilhelm von Stryk of the Riga Polytechnical Institute of Architecture. | [4] | |
Jõhvi St. Michael's Church | Protestant | Mid 14th-century | Jõhvi 59°21′34″N 27°24′39″E / 59.35944°N 27.41083°E | Looted by Russian troops during the Livonian War; damaged during the Great Northern War (1703) and in World War II (1941). Restored in 1984. | [1][5] | |
Jõhvi Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Jõhvi | ||||
Lohusuu Orthodox Church | Orthodox | 58°56′45″N 27°03′27″E / 58.94583°N 27.05750°E | ||||
Lüganuse Church | Protestant | Mid 14th century | Lüganuse 59°22′45″N 27°02′23″E / 59.37917°N 27.03972°E | Named after the Lüggenhusen family, whose ancestors founded it. Badly damaged during World War II, but restoration began in 1951. | [1][6] | |
Narva Alexander Cathedral | Protestant | 1881-1884 | Narva 59°22′14″N 28°12′07″E / 59.37056°N 28.20194°E | Designed by architect Otto Pius Hippius. | [1] | |
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Narva | Orthodox | 1890-1898 | Narva 59°22′16″N 28°11′36″E / 59.37111°N 28.19333°E | [7] | ||
Pühtitsa Convent | Orthodox | 1910 | Kuremäe 59°12′09″N 27°32′11″E / 59.20250°N 27.53639°E | Built in a Russian Revival style to a design by Mikhail Preobrazhensky, the main cathedral of the convent was completed in 1910. | ||
Tudulinna Church | Protestant | 1939 | Tudulinna 59°2′12″N 27°4′36″E / 59.03667°N 27.07667°E | Built beside the old wooden church, erected in 1766. | [8] | |
Jõgeva County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Kodavere Church | Protestant | 1775-1777 | Kodavere 58°41′32″N 27°09′02″E / 58.69222°N 27.15056°E | A first church built on the site in 1342. According to a local story, the previous name of this church was Mihkli Church, after a man named Mihkel who was walled into one of its walls. | [1][9] | |
Kursi Church | Protestant | Kursi 58°35′33″N 26°20′35″E / 58.59250°N 26.34306°E | ||||
Laiuse Church | Protestant | 14th century | Laiuse 58°46′47″N 26°30′11″E / 58.77972°N 26.50306°E | [1] | ||
Maarja-Magdaleena Church | Protestant | Mid 14th century | Maarja-Magdaleena 58°36′38″N 26°44′23″E / 58.61056°N 26.73972°E | [1] | ||
Mustvee Church | Protestant | Mustvee 58°50′54″N 26°56′04″E / 58.84833°N 26.93444°E | ||||
Mustvee Unitarian Church | Unitarian | Mustvee | ||||
Palamuse Church | Protestant | First half of 13th century | Palamuse 58°41′02″N 26°35′00″E / 58.68389°N 26.58333°E | [1] | ||
Põltsamaa Church | Protestant | 1632-1633 | Põltsamaa 58°39′11″N 25°58′26″E / 58.65306°N 25.97389°E | Located adjacent to Põltsamaa Castle. | [1] | |
Raja Sanctuary | Old Believer | Kasepää 58°49′14″N 26°56′44″E / 58.82056°N 26.94556°E | ||||
Torma Church | Protestant | 1755-1766 | Torma 58°48′33″N 26°45′17″E / 58.80917°N 26.75472°E | |||
Järva County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Abla Church | Protestant | Mid-13th century | Ambla 59°11′32″N 25°50′21″E / 59.19222°N 25.83917°E | [1] | ||
Anna Church | Protestant | Anna 59°00′09″N 25°35′40″E / 59.00250°N 25.59444°E | ||||
Järva-Jaani Church | Protestant | c. 1300 | 59°02′24″N 25°52′53″E / 59.04000°N 25.88139°E | [1] | ||
Järva-Madise Church | Protestant | Late 13th century | Järva-Madise 59°06′57″N 25°39′21″E / 59.11583°N 25.65583°E | The smallest church in Järva-Madise was built by the Swedes. The church and what happened in it are described in the book Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice) by Anton Hansen Tammsaare. | [1] | |
Järva-Peetri Church | Protestant | 14th century | Peetri 58°56′33″N 25°50′08″E / 58.94250°N 25.83556°E | [1] | ||
Koeru Church | Protestant | Second half of 13th century | Koeru 58°57′51″N 26°01′50″E / 58.96417°N 26.03056°E | [1] | ||
Paide Church | Lutheran | 16th century | Paide 58°53′15″N 25°34′13″E / 58.88750°N 25.57028°E | [1] | ||
Türi Church | Protestant | Late 13th century | Türi 58°48′34″N 25°25′45″E / 58.80944°N 25.42917°E | [1] | ||
Lääne County
Lääne-Viru County
Pärnu County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Häädemeeste Church | Protestant | 1874 | Häädemeeste 58°04′47″N 24°29′57″E / 58.07972°N 24.49917°E | |||
Häädemeeste Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Häädemeeste | ||||
Pootsi-Kõpu Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Kõpu | ||||
St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu | Orthodox | 1764-68 | Pärnu 58°23′06″N 24°29′52″E / 58.38500°N 24.49778°E | [1] | ||
St. Elizabeth's Church, Pärnu | Lutheran | 1741-47 | Pärnu 58°23′01″N 24°30′00″E / 58.38361°N 24.50000°E | [1] | ||
Pärnu-Jaagupi Church | Lutheran | 1531-34 | Pärnu-Jaagupi 58°36′41″N 24°30′19″E / 58.61139°N 24.50528°E | [1] | ||
Saarde Church | Lutheran | 1858-59 | Saarde 58°08′31″N 24°58′06″E / 58.14194°N 24.96833°E | [1] | ||
Tori Church | Lutheran | 1852-54 | Tori 58°29′N 24°49′E / 58.483°N 24.817°E | Designated Memorial Church to Estonian Soldiers | [1] | |
Varbla Church | Lutheran | 1860-61 | Helmküla 58°27′20″N 23°44′57″E / 58.45556°N 23.74917°E | [1] | ||
Põlva County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Kanepi Church | Protestant | 1806-10 | Kanepi 57°59′10″N 26°45′35″E / 57.98611°N 26.75972°E | |||
Kähri Church | Orthodox | Kähri 58°01′40″N 26°59′18″E / 58.02778°N 26.98833°E | ||||
Kärsa Church | Orthodox | 1878 | Kärsa 58°10′59″N 27°06′18″E / 58.18306°N 27.10500°E | |||
Räpina Church | Protestant | 1785 | Räpina 58°05′58″N 27°27′29″E / 58.09944°N 27.45806°E | [13] | ||
Rapla County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Hageri Church | Lutheran | First mentioned in 1424 | Hageri 59°09′34″N 24°39′03″E / 59.15944°N 24.65083°E | [1] | ||
Juuru Church | Lutheran | 14th century | Juuru 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E / 59.06028°N 24.95417°E | [1] | ||
Kohila Church | Orthodox | 1899-1900 | Kohila 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E / 59.06028°N 24.95417°E | |||
Käru Church | Orthodox | 1860 | Kohila 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E / 59.06028°N 24.95417°E | [14] | ||
Märjamaa Church | Lutheran | 14th century | Märjamaa 58°54′39″N 24°25′53″E / 58.91083°N 24.43139°E | [1] | ||
Rapla Church | Lutheran | 1901 | Rapla 58°59′40″N 24°48′04″E / 58.99444°N 24.80111°E | Pulpit by Christian Ackermann | [15] | |
Vahastu Church | Lutheran | 1883 | Vahastu 58°57′04″N 25°16′06″E / 58.95111°N 25.26833°E | [16] | ||
Saare County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Hellamaa Church | Orthodox | Hellamaa | ||||
Karja Church | Lutheran | Linnaka 58°31′24″N 22°43′57″E / 58.52333°N 22.73250°E | The rural church with the richest medieval stone sculpture decoration in all the Baltic states | [1] | ||
Kaarma Church | Lutheran | 1260s | Kaarma 58°20′50″N 22°30′39″E / 58.34722°N 22.51083°E | [1] | ||
Kihelkonna Church | Lutheran | c. 1250 | Kihelkonna 58°21′36″N 22°02′08″E / 58.36000°N 22.03556°E | [1] | ||
Kuressaare Church | Lutheran | 1620s | Kuressaare 58°15′14″N 22°29′12″E / 58.25389°N 22.48667°E | [1] | ||
Muhu Church | Lutheran | 1267 | Muhu 58°36′14″N 23°13′34″E / 58.60389°N 23.22611°E | Founded by Otto von Lutterberg | [1] | |
Pöide Church | Lutheran | First half of 13th century | Pöide 58°30′40″N 23°02′53″E / 58.51111°N 23.04806°E | [1] | ||
Püha Church | Lutheran | Second half of 13th century | Püha 58°18′12″N 22°43′11″E / 58.30333°N 22.71972°E | [1] | ||
Valjala Church | Lutheran | 1227 | Püha 58°24′29″N 22°47′19″E / 58.40806°N 22.78861°E | [1] | ||
Tartu County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Alatskivi Church | Lutheran | Alatskivi 58°36′24″N 27°08′26″E / 58.60667°N 27.14056°E | ||||
Kambja Church | Lutheran | Kambja 58°14′10″N 26°42′00″E / 58.23611°N 26.70000°E | ||||
Nõo Church | Lutheran | Mid 13th century | Nõo 58°16′38″N 26°32′05″E / 58.27722°N 26.53472°E | [1] | ||
Nõo Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Nõo 58°16′13″N 26°32′23″E / 58.27028°N 26.53972°E | ||||
Tartu Cathedral | Disused | Mid 13th century | Tartu 58°22′48″N 26°42′50″E / 58.38000°N 26.71389°E | Partly ruined; former seat of the Bishopric of Dorpat | [1] | |
St. John's Church, Tartu | Lutheran | 14th century | Tartu 58°22′58″N 26°43′09″E / 58.38278°N 26.71917°E | [1] | ||
St. Paul's Church, Tartu | Lutheran | 1915-17 | Tartu | Designed by architect Eliel Saarinen | [1] | |
Vara Church | Lutheran | Vara 58°30′02″N 26°52′44″E / 58.50056°N 26.87889°E | ||||
Valga County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Hargla Church | Lutheran | Hargla 57°36′49″N 26°23′45″E / 57.61361°N 26.39583°E | ||||
Otepää Church | Lutheran | 19th century | Otepää 58°03′34″N 26°30′07″E / 58.05944°N 26.50194°E | [1] | ||
Sangaste Church | Lutheran | Sangaste 57°55′34″N 26°19′56″E / 57.92611°N 26.33222°E | ||||
Taagepera Church | Lutheran | Taagepera 58°00′49″N 25°41′10″E / 58.01361°N 25.68611°E | ||||
Valga Church | Lutheran | 1787-1816 | Valga 57°46′37″N 26°01′51″E / 57.77694°N 26.03083°E | [1] | ||
Viljandi County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Karksi Church | Lutheran | 1773-78 | Karksi-Nuia 58°06′16″N 25°33′54″E / 58.10444°N 25.56500°E | [1] | ||
Pilitsvere Church | Lutheran | 13th century | Pilistvere 58°39′46″N 25°44′57″E / 58.66278°N 25.74917°E | [1] | ||
Suure-Jaani Church | Lutheran | c. 1300 | Suure-Jaani 58°32′01″N 25°28′05″E / 58.53361°N 25.46806°E | [1] | ||
Viljandi Church | Lutheran | Viljandi 58°21′44″N 25°35′43″E / 58.36222°N 25.59528°E | ||||
Viljandi St. Paul's Church | Lutheran | Viljandi 58°21′48″N 25°35′29″E / 58.36333°N 25.59139°E | ||||
Võru County
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Rõuge Church | Lutheran | 1729-30 | Rõuge 57°43′52″N 26°55′43″E / 57.73111°N 26.92861°E | [1] | ||
St. Catherine's Church, Võru | Orthodox | Võru 58°21′48″N 25°35′29″E / 58.36333°N 25.59139°E | ||||
Tallinn
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- ↑ "Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Theotokos in Hiiumaa". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Kaur Alttoa, Kaur; Tamm, Egle; Treufeldt, Robert; Valk, Kristel (2005). Muinsuskaitse eritingimused (PDF). Tallinn-Tartu: Eelk.ee. p. 3.
- ↑ "Jõhvi St. Michael's Church". Histrodamus. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "St. John The Baptist's Luhteran Church In Lüganuse". Turismiweb.ee. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Orthodox Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Narva". Puhkuseestis.ee. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Tudulina old church". Pilt.delfi.ee. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "The most interesting sights of Jõgeva County". Aviastar.org. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Orthodox Church of St Mary Magdalene in Haapsalu". Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kiriku Haapsalu kogudus. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Rakvere". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "St James' Lutheran Church in Tapa". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "St Michael's Lutheran Church in Räpina". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Käru Lutheran Church". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "St Mary Magdalene's Lutheran Church in Rapla". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Vahastu Lutheran Church". Estonian Council of Churches. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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