Karksi Church

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The church of St. Peter was built between 1773-1778 to replace the earlier made in the 17th century. In the Middle Ages there was a chapel in the Karksi castle dedicated to apostle Peter. Some of the remaining walls of castle ruins were used in the construction of the present church. Karksi church is known of its slanting tower that due to bad soil has inclined one meter to the west.

Religious sites in EstoniaAll sites in KarksiPart of the Russian Empire

Address
Allika 4-6, Karksi, Estonia

Established
1773-1778

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