Church or chapel · 1638
Varbla Church
German: Werpel
Varbla parish in western Pärnu county got its own pastor in 1611, and its first church, built of wood in 1638, survived until the 19th century. Its replacement of 1860 turned out to be too small and too low, so the parish built again. The present church of St Urban, named after Pope Urban I, stands in Helmküla surrounded by its walled churchyard. Its altar, made in the late 18th century, has been protected since 1973, and the church itself since 1998.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Lääne-Pärnumaal asuv Varbla kihelkond sai oma pastori 1611. aastal ning esimene, 1638. aastal ehitatud puukirik püsis 19. sajandini. 1860. aastal selle asemele ehitatud kirik osutus liiga väikeseks ja madalaks, nii et kihelkond ehitas uuesti. Praegune paavst Urbanus I järgi nimetatud Urbanuse kirik seisab Helmkülas müüriga piiratud kirikuaia keskel. 18. sajandi lõpus valmistatud altar on kaitse all alates 1973. aastast ja kirik ise alates 1998. aastast.