Obinitsa School-Church

Coordinates: 57°48′41″N 27°26′51″E / 57.81139°N 27.44750°E / 57.81139; 27.44750

Obinitsa School-Church

Obinitsa School-Church
Basic information
Location Obinitsa, Meremäe Parish, Estonia
Geographic coordinates 57°48′41″N 27°26′51″E / 57.81139°N 27.44750°E / 57.81139; 27.44750
Affiliation Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church
Year consecrated 1897–1904
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Obinitsa School-Church is an Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. It is located in Obinitsa, Estonia, about 280 kilometers from Tallinn.

Construction of the church began in 1896 and its official inauguration came in 1897. On 16 December 1894, land was allocated for a church and school by the Obinitsa village community. The Church was closed in 1950. The bell tower was dismantled and the building turned into a school.

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