St. Paul's Church

Viljandi, Estonia

The Lutheran red-brick church of St. Paul was built between 1863-1866. It is designed by Franz Block and Matthias von Holst. The Viljandi estate owner baron Ungern-Stenberg gave the community a part of his estate as building ground for the church.

References:

Tapio Mäkeläinen 2005. Viro - kartanoiden, kirkkojen ja kukkaketojen maa. Tammi, Helsinki, Finland.

Address

Kiriku 3, Viljandi, Estonia

See all sites in Viljandi

Details

Founded: 1863-1866
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

More Information

www.visitestonia.com

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Viljandi Castle (0,6 km)
St. John's Church (0,3 km)
Heimtali Manor (7 km)
Viljandi Museum (0,4 km)
Viljandi Old Cemetery (0,6 km)

Taagepera Manor (41,5 km)
Helme Castle (42,1 km)
Põltsamaa Castle (39 km)
Suure-Kõpu Manor (17,4 km)
Olustvere Manor (21,1 km)
Karksi Castle (28,8 km)
Barclay de Tolly Mausoleum (48,2 km)
Adavere Windmill (42,8 km)
Suure-Jaani Church (20,4 km)

User Reviews

Alexandra Grishechko (3 years ago)
Beautiful church

Buster Gonad (5 years ago)
Renovation is being pursued. It's a quaint place with lots of family history. Not every day the family loses its patriarchal Grandfather on Christmas Eve. That's after the pigs been slaughtered, the Verri First has been made, the cranberry sauce has made from scratch upon picking the fruit, the relatives that have come from far and near to see VANNAISA & VANNAEMA...because they was old when the relo's saw them yonks ago. Well the Old Estonian Bloke left them on The Eve of Christmas Night...the night a little baby Jesus was born unto mankind. Life went on and now the family name is spread far and wide....some like us revisit family tree connections...New births, remember those that are gone forever.

Seppo Virtanen (5 years ago)
History what you can feel beachfull

Kevor (5 years ago)
Nice church and nice Christmas party.

Gaida Stankeviča (5 years ago)
Nice place

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historical Gems of Costa Verde

Historic Site of the week

Kakesbeck Castle

Kakesbeck is one of the largest medieval fortifications in Münsterland and the oldest castle in Lüdinghausen. The imposingly grown complex originated in 1120 as a motte, a small hilltop tower castle. After numerous changes of ownership, the castle was extended onto two islands, but it was not until the 14th century that it underwent significant alterations and extensions under the von Oer family. The estate experienced its heyday in the middle of the 18th century, when it covered an area of almost one square kilometre and consisted of five further outer castles in addition to the core castle, which were secured by ramparts and moats.

The well-maintained condition of the castle today is thanks to the late Wilfried Grewing, the former lord of the castle. The foundation named after him has been particularly committed to preserving the property since 2020.