Pilistvere

Village in Estonia

Village in Viljandi County, Estonia

58°39′46″N 25°44′56″E / 58.66278°N 25.74889°E / 58.66278; 25.74889CountryEstoniaCountyViljandi CountyMunicipalityPõhja-Sakala ParishPopulation

(2011 census^[1])

• Total90

Pilistvere is a village in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County, in central Estonia. It is located about 11 km (7 mi) east of the town of Võhma and about 13 km (8 mi) west of the town of Põltsamaa. Pilistvere lies on the left bank of the Navesti River. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 90.^[1]

Pilistvere Church

The church, originally dedicated to St. Andrew, dates from the end of the 13th century. It is a hall church with a nave and two aisles. The church has a square choir and a western tower. Of the original medieval furnishings, little remains as the church has been damaged by fire and war on several occasions. The baroque pulpit (1686) is the most noteworthy interior furnishing. The tower has the tallest spire of any rural church in Estonia.^[2]

Gallery

Pilistvere churchyard gate with walls
Pilistvere churchyard chapel
Grave of politician Jüri Vilms at Pilistvere cemetery
Pilistvere impounded lake on the Navesti River

References

^ ^a ^b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 218. ISBN 9949407184.