Church or chapel
Kirbla Church
German: Kirrefer
St Nicholas's at Kirbla in Pärnu county is one of the smallest stone churches in Estonia, just under 29 metres long and 11 wide. It was probably begun around 1500 under Bishop Johannes III Orgas of Ösel-Wiek and is first mentioned in 1531. Inside are three bays of vaulting; the choir bay with the altar is deeper and wider than the others but lower, separated from the nave by a low pointed arch. Its east wall holds a sacrament niche and a relic niche, and the choir's north wall is widened by a deep pointed recess that makes the small altar space feel grander.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Pärnumaal asuv Kirbla Nikolause kirik on üks Eesti väiksemaid kivikirikuid – veidi alla 29 meetri pikk ja 11 meetrit lai. Selle ehitamist alustati arvatavasti umbes 1500. aastal Saare-Lääne piiskopi Johannes III Orgase ajal ja esmakordselt mainitakse kirikut 1531. aastal. Sees on kolm võlvikut; altariga koorivõlvik on teistest sügavam ja laiem, kuid madalam ning seda eraldab pikihoonest madal teravkaarne võidukaar. Idaseinas on sakramendi- ja reliikvianišš ning koori põhjaseina laiendab sügav teravkaarne orv, mis muudab väikese altariruumi uhkemaks.