Sigulda church

The Lutheran Church of St. Berthold in Sigulda was built in 1225 by order of the ambassador of the Pope, who was sent here to resolve disputes between the Bishop of Rome and the Livonian Order. The church was moved to its present location at the end of the XV century, but was destroyed during the Livonian War. Today’s church was built at the turn of the XVII and XVIII centuries. A pointed bell tower in the form of a tower was added in 1930, it has an observation deck with a panoramic view of the city. In Soviet times, St. Berthold’s Church was the only functioning church in the district.