{"id":2944,"date":"2019-02-18T16:54:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T14:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpoltsamaa.com\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:52:40","slug":"eelc-poltsamaa-st-nicholas-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitpoltsamaa.com\/en\/eelc-poltsamaa-st-nicholas-church\/","title":{"rendered":"EELC P\u00f5ltsamaa St. Nicholas church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-clearfix\">\n<p>Lossi 3, 48103 P\u00f5ltsamaa town, P\u00f5ltsamaa municipality<br \/>\n(+372) 5663 9993, 776 9915<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:poltsamaa@eelk.ee\">poltsamaa@eelk.ee<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/poltsamaa.eelk.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.poltsamaa.eelk.ee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The church was built during Swedish time in 1632 on a cannon tower insdie the walls. The church burnt down July 1941, but was restored thanks to local pastor Herbert Kuurme in 1952.\u00a0\u00a0Altar, pulpit, lights and tower bells (XIX) are from the now defunct University of Tartu church. The organ is made in 1900 and comes\u00a0<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;\">from Fr. Sauer factory in Germany. 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