Mustvee Lutheran Church

Mustvee, Estonia

The Lutheran church of Mustvee was completed in 1880. The Neo-gothic church was designed by J. Maasi. The original interior was destroyed by fire in 1939.

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Founded: 1880
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

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Leonid Romanov (2 years ago)
1877-1880 somehow there was very little territory around, they were completely squeezed.
Arnold Rutto (5 years ago)
Well maintained, nice church building.
Signe Kumar (6 years ago)
Church teacher Eenok Haamer, who has served the church for 56 years. His talk is very breath taking and moving.
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