The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos was built in 1842. Croatian nationalists (Ustasha) mined and demolished the bell tower in early 1942 and the rest of the church was burned in 1944. The church, in a state of ruin, was completely rebuilt from 1988 to 2010, when the dome and vaults were completed.
The Concathedral of Senj was built in 1169 in the style of a Romanesque basilica with a single nave. The building rests on the foundations of a pagan temple from the 4th and 5th centuries, the remains of which are still visible at the back of the sanctuary. The façade and the south side of the cathedral, in the mid-18th century, were decorated with Romanesque arches and brick niches. During the Second World War, the cathedral was severely damaged. The present appearance of the building is the result of the restoration carried out between 1949 and 1950.
Gomirje Monastery is an Orthodox Monastery founded by Serbian monks. It was probably erected in 1600 around a primitive wooden church. The current church of Roždenije was in 1719 and is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
The Sunger village is located in the municipality of Merkopal in Gorski Kotar, a mountainous region in Nord-west Croatia famous for its ski resorts, woods, and caves. The Chapel was built and dedicated to Cyril and Methodius in 1863 thousand years after the Moravian Mission was celebrated. Since then, the two Slavic saints have been patrons not only of the village church but also of the community of Sunger.
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