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The construction of the provost church of St. Peter and Andre began shortly after the foundation of Brilon, between 1220 and 1250. The three-bay late Romanesque hall church has a transept and a two-bay right choir, both built in the 14th century. The powerful early Gothic west tower was erected after the completion of the nave. Much of the interior was renovated between 1770 and 1776. The last major renovation of the exterior and roof took place between 1967 and 1970 under the direction of the architect H. Stiegemann.

The Propsteikirche St. Johannes Baptist is the only Catholic church in the old city wall of Dortmund. It was built in the 14th century as an abbey of a Dominican monastery.

The Protestant Church in Ludwigsburg was built between 1718 and 1726 by the master builder Donato Giuseppe Frisoni as a Baroque church. The interior of the hall church shows the simple aspect of the 1960 renovation.

The Protestant church in the town of Balingen was built as a late Gothic church as an extension of the St. Nicholas' Chapel, first mentioned in the 14th century. It is said to have been raised to the status of a parish church around 1516. In 1760, the church tower was fitted with a sundial by Philipp Matthäus Hahn, and the great city fire of 1809 also affected the interior of the church. In 1861-62, all the keystones were repainted, as well as the paintings from 1613.

The town's Protestant church dates back to around 1060, when a Romanesque basilica was built. It was then rebuilt and extended over the next 420 years to become the Gothic church that still exists today. The interior was considerably altered by Calvinist iconoclasts and by at least two major fires.

The Protestant church in the village of Thieschitz was built in 1851 on the remains of a previous church. In 1867 the nave was enlarged and raised, the apse was modified, the sacristy and the vestibule were added. The upper part of the tower has a pointed spire above the dome. The lower part of the tower of the predecessor church has been preserved.

The church in Qualitz is first mentioned in 1233. From 1873 to 1874 the church was extensively restored and received a four-storey neo-Gothic tower with two new bells. The two bells were replaced by two steel bells in 1927.

The church of Quotshausen, built in the third quarter of the 17th century, is a half-timbered church with a wooden choir arch inside and a gallery on four sides.

The Evangelical Lutheran Chapel in Rachelshausen is a listed half-timbered church. The two-storey baroque church with an octagonal ridge turret was probably built in 1626/1627.

The Reformed Church in Cronenberg was built from 1766 to 1771. It belongs to the type of Bergische Predigtkirche (Bergian preaching church) modelled on the Old Reformed Church in Elberfeld.