Paluküla Church

Aerial view of church

Paluküla church is located in Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia. The church was founded by the baronial family of Ungern-Sternberg in 1820. Until 1939, it was in use as a supporting chapel for the Kärdla church.

Internal view

Paluküla church had 100 seats. There was no pastorate or graveyard near the church, just a church in a woodland close to the road. In 1939, the Soviet military used the building as a warehouse and the tower as a lookout position. After the Second World War, the building was not active as a church and it served as a warehouse while being gradually abandoned until, in 1989, the tower was ruined by a fire.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Paluküla church hiiumaa.ee
    - Paluküla Kirik 7is7.com

Coordinates: 58°59′12″N 22°48′18″E / 58.9868°N 22.8050°E / 58.9868; 22.8050

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