Church or chapel · 1878
Lohusuu Church
German: Lohse
Lohusuu on Lake Peipus got its first church in 1667–1668, built of wood by Erich Flemming, owner of Laiuse castle, since the roads were poor but the village was easy to reach by lake and river. Folk memory says it stood on Kutuse hill near the old bridge because oxen hauling the logs in winter couldn't cross the slippery wooden bridge. Burned in 1702, it was replaced by a second wooden church whose bell, bought in Stockholm in 1732 for 77 roubles 80 kopecks, still hangs in the tower of today's neo-Gothic stone church, finished in 1882. Three of the old painted window panes survive only as fragments.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Peipsi ääres asuv Lohusuu sai esimese kiriku aastatel 1667–1668, kui Laiuse lossi omanik Erich Flemming lasi ehitada puukiriku – teed olid viletsad, kuid järve ja jõe kaudu oli Lohusuusse kerge pääseda. Rahvasuu järgi ehitati kirik Kutuse ehk Kolla mäele vana silla juurde, sest härjad ei saanud talvel palke vedades libedast puusillast üle. 1702. aastal kirik põletati, ja teise puukiriku kell, mis osteti 1732. aastal Stockholmist 77 rubla ja 80 kopika eest, ripub tänini 1882. aastal valminud uusgooti kivikiriku tornis. Vanadest klaasimaalidest on kolm alles vaid kildudena.