Paide Church

Paide Holy Cross Church (Estonian: Paide Püha Risti kirik, German: Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz [1]) is a Lutheran church in Paide, Estonia.

Paide Church

Church existed in Paide in medieval times, but was destroyed in 1573 during the siege of Weissenstein (old name for Paide). It was replaced with a wooden church, which was burnt down by Russian forces in 1703 during the Great Northern War.[2]

In the 1730s a small church was erected, replaced by a stone church built between 1767 and 1786. The church tower was built exceptionally to the southern side of the church to bond the church with the market square into a single architectural ensemble.[2]

There was a fire in the church on May 10, 1845. A large fundraising was set up to pay for restoration works.[2]

During 1909–1910 the church underwent a larger reconstruction.[2]

References
  1. Hans Feldmann, Heinz von Zur Mühlen, Gertrud Westermann (1985). Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon: Estland (einschliesslich Nordlivland) (in German). Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. p. 661.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Paide » Avaleht » Külaline » Paide linnast » Vaatamisväärsused » Paide Püha Risti kirik". Paide.ee. 2015-05-03. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2015-06-03.


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