title: Paide Church
text: # Paide Church
  
  Paide Holy Cross Church (Estonian: Paide Püha Risti kirik, German: Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz) is a Lutheran church in Paide, Estonia.
  
  Church existed in Paide in medieval times, but was destroyed in 1573 during the siege of Weissenstein (old name for Paide). It was replaced with a wooden church, which was burnt down by Russian forces in 1703 during the Great Northern War.
  
  In the 1730s a small church was erected, replaced by a stone church built between 1767 and 1786. The church tower was built exceptionally to the southern side of the church to bond the church with the market square into a single architectural ensemble.
  
  There was a fire in the church on May 10, 1845. A large fundraising was set up to pay for restoration works.
  
  During 1909–1910 the church underwent a larger reconstruction.
  
  