Jaunciems Lutheran Church

Jaunciems Lutheran Church
Jaunciems Lutheran Church in 2002
Jaunciems Lutheran Church
57°2′30.78″N 24°10′44.45″E / 57.0418833°N 24.1790139°E / 57.0418833; 24.1790139
LocationRiga
CountryLatvia
DenominationLutheran

Jaunciems Lutheran Church (Latvian: Jaunciema evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 6/8 Jaunciema 5. šķērslīnija.[1]

Church building was built in 1911-13 by the project of Baltic German architect Wilhelm Rossler. It is wooden building in national romantic style. It was reconstructed in 1930s. After Second world war church was closed and building transformed as apartment building. Lutheran parish regained building in early 1990s.

References

  1. ^ Banga, Vita; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. Riga's Churches. Architecture and Art (in Latvian, German, English, and Russian). Riga: Zinātne, Apgads Mantojums. ISBN 978-9984-823-00-3. OCLC 217266501.


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