Usma Church (Riga)
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Lutheran church built in 1704 near the lake of Usma (close to Kuldiga town) was moved to Open-Air Museum in 1935. The church has been rebuilt and renovated several times, organ was made by Kreslinsh, organ craftsman from Jekabpils, in 1860.
There is a pillory and a punishment equipment near the church - it was a characteristic feature till the second part of the 19th century that the mentioned things were placed near churches.
Usma church is a prominent monument of Kurzeme district, the painting of the ceiling is one of a few, left from the great number of decorative church paintings in Kurzeme.
www.virtualriga.com/arhitecture/airmus.asp
There is a pillory and a punishment equipment near the church - it was a characteristic feature till the second part of the 19th century that the mentioned things were placed near churches.
Usma church is a prominent monument of Kurzeme district, the painting of the ceiling is one of a few, left from the great number of decorative church paintings in Kurzeme.
www.virtualriga.com/arhitecture/airmus.asp
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Coordinates: 56°59'38"N 24°16'28"E
- Zemgale farmer's yard 0.2 km
- Vidzeme farmstead 0.3 km
- Vidzeme farmstead 0.3 km
- Kurzeme fisherman village 0.5 km
- New farm 0.7 km
- Vidzeme woodworker's yard 0.7 km
- Inner Museum 480 km
- Inner museum 7 480 km
- Inner Museum 2 480 km
- Peacock Clock 481 km
- Latvian Open Air museum 0.4 km
- Berģi 1.1 km
- Forest 1.8 km
- Jugla lake 1.9 km
- Forest 2 km
- Jugla 2 km
- A2 / A1–А4 interchange 2.7 km
- Lake Baltezers 4.2 km
- Forest 5.4 km
- Garkalne municipality 6.6 km