page_title: Paluküla Church
hierarchical_section_title: Paluküla Church
caption_attribution_description: Eesti: Paluküla kirik. Vaade ülevalt This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Estonia number 23605.
context_page_description: Paluküla Church is located in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia. The church was founded by the baronial family of Ungern-Sternberg in 1820. Until 1939, it was in use as a supporting chapel for the Kärdla church.
  Paluküla Church had 100 seats. There was no pastorate or graveyard near the church, just a church in a woodland close to the road. In 1939, the Soviet military used the building as a warehouse and the tower as a lookout position. After the Second World War, the building was not active as a church and it served as a warehouse while being gradually abandoned until, in 1989, the tower was ruined by a fire.
  The church functions as a rear sea mark in range with Hiiessaare Lighthouse.
context_section_description: Paluküla Church is located in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia. The church was founded by the baronial family of Ungern-Sternberg in 1820. Until 1939, it was in use as a supporting chapel for the Kärdla church.
  Paluküla Church had 100 seats. There was no pastorate or graveyard near the church, just a church in a woodland close to the road. In 1939, the Soviet military used the building as a warehouse and the tower as a lookout position. After the Second World War, the building was not active as a church and it served as a warehouse while being gradually abandoned until, in 1989, the tower was ruined by a fire.
  The church functions as a rear sea mark in range with Hiiessaare Lighthouse.
caption: Aerial view of church
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