Church or chapel
Lihula Church
German: Leal
Lihula's St Elizabeth's church is the heir of one of the oldest churches in Estonia: the first was built probably in the late 1230s and stood in what is now the yard of the present church, until it was destroyed in the Livonian civil war of 1297. Its successor lasted until 1874, when it was found structurally unsound. The present church was finished in 1878, with altar, pews and pulpit made by a local master named Laurberg. The baroque sculptures on the pulpit, the chandelier, the organ, the altar painting and one of the bells came from the old church.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Lihula Eliisabeti kirik on ühe Eesti vanima kiriku pärija: esimene kirik ehitati arvatavasti 1230. aastate lõpus ja asus praeguse kiriku hoovil, kuni hävis Liivimaa kodusõjas 1297. aastal. Järgmine kirik püsis 1874. aastani, mil see osutus ehituslikult kasutuskõlbmatuks. Praegune kirik valmis 1878. aastal ning altari, pingid ja kantsli valmistas kohalik meister Laurberg. Kantslirinnatise baroksed skulptuurid, laelühter, orel, altarimaal ja üks tornikelladest pärinevad vanast kirikust.