Karja - Katariina kirik

Karja's St. Catherine's Church is located in the area of the neighbouring village of Linnaka.

Around 1254, there was already a wooden church on the site. It was destroyed in 1343. The present church was built in the Gothic style between 1340 and 1350, probably by a French-influenced master from the Swedish island of Gotland. The hall church built by him has a single nave. The church has been preserved almost unchanged in its original form.

It is claimed, that this church is one of the country churches with the most sculptures carved in stone in the whole of northern Europe.

In the centre is St Catherine, holding the palm branch as a martyr. On the left, a queen (?) is being pulled into heaven by angels, while on the lower right the devil is waiting for the king (?), but he too is saved by an angel.