Priekule Evangelical Lutheran Church and Icarus
Priekule Evangelical Lutheran Church and Icarus
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Legend has it that the blacksmith of Priekule manor made wings and descended with them from the church tower. The flight was a success, but the blacksmith was punished for daring – he was burned at the stake. Now this man is called Priekule Icarus and he is depicted in the coat of arms of Priekule region.
Address: Aizputes iela 10, Priekule
Теl.: +37126576197
The Priekule Lutheran Church was built around 1680 and rebuilt a century later, in 1892. In 2005, the church tower was improved, and visitors to the church can now use it as a viewing platform. They can see the place where Icarus of Priekule supposedly made his first “flight.”