This comparatively small stone church was built in about 1680 on a hillock on a road leading to Priekule manor. During World War II the church was completely destroyed, like the most of the city. The church was restored during 1995 through 1998. The altar, interior design and wood carvings are made by the students of Riga Crafts School.
There is an old legend related to the Priekule Lutheran church about the famous Priekule Icarus, who made the flight from the church tower with self-made wings.
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The Lutheran Church of Priekule
Bild in the baron times in Latvia around 1680.
The church has been small at all times, it can fit in itself up to 100 people.
History says, that the first flight in the history of Latvia, as we know it today, happened from the tower of this church. This happened in 21 October 1670. It was made by Icarus of Priekule. It is assumed that he climbed up the tower and flew 2 versts far ( it is a Russian mesure 1 verst = 1.1km or 0.66 mile), but landed and broke his leg. Although the baron Korf defended the blacksmith, most of the people considered it to be impossible to do the flight without the help of the devil, so the daredevil was brought to trial in Grobina and burnt alive. Actually his name wasn't Icarus at all, the contradictory sources call him the Blacksmith of Edas Copperkiln, or also Johanson (Johns son - the swedish). But the thing that the people agree upon is - that Priekules manors blacksmith is the first in Latvia which has succeeded to fulfill the human dream of flying.
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