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Church or chapel · 1250

Pöide Church

Pöide Church

Pöide church on eastern Saaremaa grew out of the chapel of a Livonian Order castle built here in the late 13th century as the Order's base on the island. In the St George's Night Uprising of 1343 the islanders destroyed the castle, but the walls of its chapel became the heart of the church, whose massive form earned it the nickname 'fortress church'. Lightning struck the tower in 1940 and the crack is still visible. Among the tombstones shown under glass is that of a headless knight: Heinrich von Schulmann of Tumala manor, executed in Copenhagen in 1613 for his ties to the Swedes.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Ida-Saaremaal asuv Pöide kirik kasvas välja Liivi ordu linnuse kabelist – linnus rajati siia 13. sajandi teisel poolel ordu peamiseks tugipunktiks saarel. 1343. aasta jüriöö ülestõusus hävitasid saarlased linnuse, kuid selle kabeli müürid said kiriku tuumaks ja massiivse kuju tõttu kutsutakse seda kindluskirikuks. 1940. aastal lõi pikne torni ja pragu on siiani näha. Klaasi all eksponeeritud hauaplaatide seas on peata rüütli oma: Tumala mõisa aadlik Heinrich von Schulmann hukati 1613. aastal Kopenhaagenis sidemete pärast rootslastega.

Map of the area around Pöide Church
58.51111° N, 23.04806° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B6ide_Church ↗

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