St. John’s Lutheran Church in Suure-Jaani

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Suure-Jaani

Järve tänav 4, Suure-Jaani linn, Põhja-Sakala vald 71503
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The church was built in the 1300s and is one of the oldest stone churches in Viljandi County. After the Livonian War, the church was in ruins for a long time. In the Northern War, the church also suffered from fires and was re-built with a wooden ceiling as late as 1767. At the end of the 19th century, the building was decorated in pseudo-gothic style. The altar wall was built by J. G. Mühlenhausen. The author of the altar painting (1887) is unknown. The casing of the organ was built in 1804 by J. A. Stein and it survived the transformation of the organ by the Kriisa brothers in 1937. The wheel-cross by Anne Ratccsep (1598) is also located in the church. Next to the altar is a marble memorial to General H. H. von Fersen.  

Features and amenities

National Park

Soomaa

Amenities

Site lighting
Free parking
Wheelchair accessible
WC

Estonian
German
Finnish
English

Additional services

Exhibition
Souvenirs

Getting there

Nearby stops

Bus: Suure-Jaani
Train: Olustvere

Accessibility

Signposted
Sealed access road
By excursion bus
By car

Times and prices

01.06 - 31.08

01.09 - 01.06

Group price 30.00€

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