Church or chapel · 1350
Jõhvi Church
St Michael's in Jõhvi, first mentioned in 1364 during Russian raids, is a fortress church on Taube family land and the largest single-nave church in Estonia. An old tale says a castle was meant to stand here, but the builder killed his brother, who lived at the Taubes' Edise castle, with a hammer in a fit of rage, and in remorse built a church instead; the brother's grave is shown under a stone cross lying flat in the ground before the door. Originally an unvaulted fortified box with high, narrow windows and a single door, it was rebuilt for firearms in the early 16th century with a slender eight-storey tower and a gunpowder cellar.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1364. aastal venelaste rüüsteretkede seoses esmamainitud Jõhvi Mihkli kirik on Taubede suguvõsa maadel asunud kindluskirik ja Eesti suurim ühelööviline kirik. Vana saaga jutustab, et siia pidi tulema loss, kuid ehitaja lõi vihahoos haamriga surnuks oma Taubede Edise lossis elava venna ja ehitas kahetsuse märgiks lossi asemele kiriku; venna hauda näidatakse kiriku ukse ees horisontaalselt maas lamava kiviristi all. Algselt võlvimata kõrgete kitsaste akende ja ühe uksega kaitseehitis ehitati 16. sajandi esimesel poolel tulirelvade jaoks ümber, lisati sale kaheksakorruseline torn ja püssirohukelder.