Church of St. Nicholas in Pitalovo
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St. Nicholas Church is located in the center of the small town Pitalovo. The temple is located on the free territory of a small area, which is around the entire perimeter is lined with several rows of trees. Immediately in front of the temple, there is a small building built of wood lodge.

In 1927, a group of Orthodox residents raised the question of the origin of the city an independent parish, which was considered at Vilaka assembly, and soon approved by the Synod of the Latvian Orthodox Church .  Father Sergei Efimov became abbot of a new parish .  For the needs of the time the church was rented an old building, which was dominated by the county government .  In winter, December 19, 1927 the time the church was consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas .  Religious icon, made in the style of an old letter was taken from the temple Vyshgorodetskogo .  In 1928, the temple was drafted with the help of architect Vladimir Synod Shervinsky .  Hipped wooden church was designed in the style of the wooden Russian architecture of the North .  The first tab of the temple took place June 24, 1929; at the end of 1930 the church building was completely finish the .  The first church service was held on the eve of Christmas .  Over 1931 works were carried out concerning the arrangement of the interior of the church .  Various church utensils was accepted as a gift from the other churches, as well as individuals .  Painting the walls of the temple was made son of Father Sergius, who is in the status of deacon . 

St. Nicholas Church is a fairly large temple on the type of octagon on the quadrangle; Temple carved "paw" and then completely sheathed with boards .  If a judge of the spatial composition of the temple, it is represented symmetrically-axis, which can be seen a clear delineation of all parts .  Temple bushel has represented the completion of the four facades using cooperage faceted coverage, topped with small onion dome, located on the tongs .  Because barrels, just above Chetverikov towering octagonal cube, equipped with tents and topped with a dome-shaped bulb on a cylindrical neck .  On the east side is adjacent to the main chop down small rectangular crate apse coated, made in the form of barrels with a small dome on Tongs .  On the south and north side of the apse and the altar are dyakonnik that pent roofs covered .  The refectory is made in the traditional style of a gable roof, which was on the west side connecting portion, leading to a slim volume of the bell tower, located just above the porch . 

The church bell tower is made by the type of octagon on the quadrangle .  Poles tier ringing made carved and support the roof, made in the form of a tent, which is topped with onion dome .  Hlávka located on the apse, bell tower and church barrels are made in one size and are cylindrical drums .  Glaucus, located on the church tent, a little more .  All are equipped with crosses cupola temple located on apples .  On the north and south sides of the porch of the adjacent rooms, equipped with pent roofs .  From the west to the wall of the porch, as well as the southern and northern side of the temple prirubleny canopy that covered the barrels .  External cladding made with the help of the horizontal board, and the angles are fixed vertical .  Window opening the church and the refectory of the rooms are twin and have a small rastklovku bindings, as well as framed trims made in the form of tapes .  The church doors are double, while they themselves are covered with canvas board using an oblique manner; the top of the casing has a bow-shaped cut-out .  Temple walls are painted with oil paint, and the selection performed platband white .  In the interior part of the temple room and refectory connected sufficiently wide aperture with cut corners and a pair of support columns . 

Currently Nicholas Church has the status of an architectural monument.

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