St. Anne's Church

Jelgava, Latvia

The Lutheran church of St. Anne (Anna) is the oldest building in Jelgava. The foundation act was approved in 1567 and the stone church was built during 1638-1641. An oak tree was planted next to the church in 1883, celebrating the 400th birthday of Martin Luther.

References:

Jelgava Tourism

Address

Lielā iela 22A, Jelgava, Latvia

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Details

Founded: 1638-1641
Category: Religious sites in Latvia
Historical period: Part of the Swedish Empire (Latvia)

More Information

www.jelgava.lv
www.visit.jelgava.lv

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Jelgava Palace (1,2 km)
St. Simeon’s and St. Anna’s Orthodox Cathedral (0,9 km)

Riga Old Town (40,7 km)
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St. Peter's Church (40,8 km)
Mentzendorff House (40,7 km)
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (40,6 km)
Small & Great Guild Hall (40,9 km)
Riga Cathedral (40,8 km)
St. John's Church (40,8 km)
St. James's Cathedral (40,9 km)

User Reviews

Paulo Vieira (2 years ago)
Extremely beautiful temple - inside and outside! It's also nice that they let you take pictures inside, which I could not in others!!...

Nikolas Belalis (3 years ago)
Beautiful orthodox church on the way from the railway station to the city centre

Lorna O. Davison (4 years ago)
Quaint yet beautiful church. I watched a group baptism.

Uldis Anitens (5 years ago)
Ļoti daudz žogu, kas asociējas ar baznīcas norobežošanis nocilvēkiem un privatuma demonstrēšanu

Den4iks _ 99 (6 years ago)
Ļoti laba gaisotne.

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