Skujene church Traditional Cache
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Cache is 0.6l wooden bird cage with logbook, pencil, pencil sharpener
[LAT] Baznica celta 1839. lidz 1941. gadam vecas baznicas vieta. Uzceltajai baznicai tornis ticis iebuvets jumta konstrukcija. Draudze ar t\adu torni nav nijusi apmierinata, tadel 1901. gada buvuznemejs Mengelis uzcelis baznicai lielu piebuvi un jaunu torni. Draudze pati gadajusi par materialiem - akmeni pievesti no saimniecibam. 1902. gada noriteja lieli bazncias iekšejie un arejie remonta darbi. Ergeles baznica ieguva 1903. gada un sava laika tas skaitijušas vienas no labakajam lauku draudzes. Altara gleznas vieta baznicai ir krucifiks, ko darinajis nezinams makslinieks 1772. gada. Zvans 1. pasaules kara laika 1915. gada aizvests uz Krieviju un vairs neatgriezas sava vecaja vieta. Tas bijis neliels, sudraba, ar mazu plisumu sanos. Veci laudis runaja, ka tas iegadats zviedru laikos, bet lielaja Ziemelu kara nonemts un pie Kosas pagasta Dolem nogremdets Amatas atvara. Kad laiki nomierinajušies, izvilkts un uzstadits atpakal baznica. 1932. gada draudze iegadajas jaunu zvanu.
Pie dievnama kadreiz atradas no velenam veidots simbolisks altaris Latvijas Atbrivošanas cinas kritušajiem. Šodien tas ir gruti samanams, toties saglabajušies 3 toreiz staditie ozoli, kas simbolizeja Skujenes draudzes 3 pagastus - Kosas, Sermukšu un Skujenes.
[ENG] The church was built between 1839 and 1841 at a site which had previously held another church. The tower of the new church was initially built into the roof construction. Parishioners were not happy with this, and in 1901 a big annex and a new tower were put up. Members of the congregation brought stones from their farms for the tower. In 1902 there was internal and external renovation at the church. The organ was purchased in 1903 and was one of the best rural organs in all of Latvia in its day. In place of an altar painting the church has a crucifix, which is the work of an unknown artist and dates back to 1772. The bell of the church was taken away to Russia in 1915, during World War I, and was never brought back. It was a small silver bell with a crack on one side. Older people used to say that it had been purchased during Swedish times, taken down during the Northern War and sank into the Amata river near the Doles homestead of Kosa parish. When times were better, the bell was put back in the church, according to the story. The church bought a new bell in 1932.
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