Paluküla Church
History
There was no pastorate at Paluküla Church, it had 100 seats. The church was built in 1820 for the family of Baron Ungern-Sternberg as a cemetery church, however, due to the high groundwater level, it was not possible to build a burial crypts below ground level, so there is no graveyard near the church. In 1939, after the annexation of Hiiumaa island by the Soviet Union and its transformation into a military zone, the church was used as a warehouse for military equipment. The church tower was used as a lookout position. After the Second World War, the building again served as a warehouse and the tower as an observation post. Over time it was gradually abandoned until, in 1989, the tower was ruined by a fire. The tower was repaired in 1994 and a roof was built in 1996.
Nautical navigation point
The church tower served as a daily nautical navigation point. It was a rear sea mark in range with Hiiessaare Lighthouse . The distance between these points is 2580 meters with a target azimuth of 229.6°. It is listed under the number 626 in the Estonian lighthouse number list.
References
- ^ 23605 Paluküla kirik
- ^ Paluküla church Archived 2018-09-10 at the Wayback Machine hiiumaa.ee
- Paluküla Kirik Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine 7is7.com