Keila church ( et, Keila kirik) is a Christian church in

Keila Keila (german: Kegel) is a town and an urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, 25 km southwest of Tallinn. Keila is also the location of administrative buildings of the surrounding Keila Parish, a rural municipality sep ...

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. This church is the biggest medieval country church in Harju county. Nowadays, the church is used by Keila congregation of the

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Church ...

. There is no information, when exactly construction works of the church began. It is known that about 1280, square chapel was built in "Keila hill". The main body of the church was probably built at the beginning of 14th century. Keila church was destroyed in 1558 during the Livonian War. By the year 1596, the church was restored.

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External links

Keila St. Michael's Church Official website (English)
{{Authority control Lutheran churches in Estonia Lääne-Harju Parish