Põlva Church

Põlva, Estonia

The church of Blessed Virgin Mary was originally built in the early 13th century and it was probably the first stone church in Southern Estonia. The current stone church was built in the late 15th century to the grounds of the earlier church. It has been damaged in Livonian Wars and Great Northern War and restored later. The interesting details in the church are the old altar painting The Last Supper (1650) and the altar panels (1647).

Address

Kesk 2, Põlva, Estonia

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Details

Founded: 15th century
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Danish and Livonian Order (Estonia)

More Information

www.7is7.com
www.visitestonia.com

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Tõnis Kaumann (2 years ago)
The question is what colour is the church ceiling? Go and judge that yourself.

Janno Simm (2 years ago)
Põlva Papp is one good man!

Irving Tremont (2 years ago)
Tiny and not so fancy church but interesting to visit it.

Urve Varik (4 years ago)
A very warm place to see off a loved one

Tauno Elmik (7 years ago)

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