Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit, Bauska

Name: Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit
Address: Bauska, Latvia

#5 among attractions in Bauska

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Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit, Bauska

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Church of the Holy Spirit is a Lutheran church and the oldest existing building in Bauska, Latvia. Built between 1591 and 1594 for the needs of the city's Baltic German population. The original building did not have a tower, which was built in 1614 and completed in 1623 by master craftsman Michael Ulrich from Arnstadt who built cupola and high steeple tower. In 1799 the steeple was ruined by a direct lightning strike and the tower was covered by a temporary wooden structure. In 1815 the damaged tower was hit by a lightning once again and the temporary four-sloped roof become permanent. ()

Local name: Bauskas Svētā Gara baznīcaCoordinates: 56°24'25"N, 24°11'11"E

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Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bauska Castle, St. George's Church, Bauska Town Hall, Monument to the Defenders of Bauska.

0.5 miSW
Architecture, Forts and castles, Cafe
Bauska Castle, Bauska
13 min walk • Bauska Castle is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska.
~700 ftSW
Church
St. George's Church, Bauska
4 min walk • St. George's Church is a Latvian Orthodox church in Bauska, Latvia. In 1876 czarist authorities gifted a plot of land to the local Orthodox community which was established in 1856 and by 1881 numbered 95 people. In 1878 the project for the church was approved and in 1881 the construction of the church building was completed.
~1170 ftN
Museum, Historical place
Bauska Town Hall, Bauska
6 min walk • Bauska Town Hall is a recently rebuilt 17th-century town hall building located in the middle of the Market Square in Bauska, Latvia.
0.4 miSW
Memorial
Monument to the Defenders of Bauska, Bauska
11 min walk • The Monument to the Defenders of Bauska was unveiled in the small town of Bauska in southern Latvia on 14 September 2012. The monument is an obelisk about two metres high.
0.6 miN
56°24'55"N • 24°10'51"E
Bauska Motor Museum, Bauska
16 min walk • Museum
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Bauska District, Bauska
13 min walk • Bauska District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The principal city was Bauska.

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Nearby attractions include St. George's Church, Bauska (4 min walk), Bauska Town Hall, Bauska (6 min walk), Monument to the Defenders of Bauska, Bauska (11 min walk), Bauska District, Bauska (13 min walk).

Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit, Bauska

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Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bauska Castle, Bauska

St. George's Church, Bauska

Bauska Town Hall, Bauska

Monument to the Defenders of Bauska, Bauska

Bauska Motor Museum, Bauska

Bauska District, Bauska

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Which popular attractions are close to Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit?