Taagepera Church

Taagepera Church
Taagepera Kirik
General information
Town or city	Taagepera
Country	Estonia
Coordinates	58.0135°N 25.6863°E / 58.0135; 25.6863

Taagepera Church (Taagepera's Saint John's church, Estonian: Taagepera Kirik) is a church in the village of Ala, Tõrva Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. The building, which is made of stone and has a wooden tower,[1]^[unreliable source?] was constructed in 1674. It is located on a small hill overlooking the village of Taagepera and has an associated cemetery.[2]^[need quotation to verify] It has an organ built by Ernst Carl Kessler, who made the first organ in Sitka, Alaska.[3]^[need quotation to verify]

The building is registered in the Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register (National Register of Cultural Monuments) of Estonia, effective 27 September 1999.[4]

References

1. Taagepera Church 7is7.com
2. TAAGEPERA KIRIK helme.ee
3. Taagepera puhkepiirkonna kaart Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine siseturism.ee
4. "23077 Taagepera kirik". National Register of Cultural Monuments.

Sources

• Talvik, Merje (8 October 2008). "Taagepera kirik sai uue katuse, torni ja kuke" [The Taagepera Church received a new roof, a tower and a kuke]. Eesti Kirk (in Estonian).

• "Taagepera kiriku uuendamine algab kevadel" [The Taageper's Church will be renewed in the spring]. Eesti Kirk (in Estonian). 20 March 2007.

• "Taagepera kirik sai heade annetajate toel sepistatud küünla-aluse" [The Taagepera Church received a forged candle base with the help of the best donors]. Maaleht. 8 June 2013.