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Opole Cathedral was built in its present form in the 15th century. A great fire in 1415 destroyed the previous church and a new one had to be built, which was not completed until 1520. Other fires damaged the church in 1615 and 1647. In the 19th century, further renovations were carried out, giving the church a neo-gothic style. The church did not become a cathedral until after the Second World War.

Consecrated in 1651, the church in Oppdal is a cross-plan church with a white-painted vertical plank exterior. During the restoration of 1951-53, the planks on the walls were removed and the church hall regained its unpainted wooden walls and several pieces of furniture from the time of construction.

Oppegård Church is a wooden church completed in 1876. The present church is the third on the site. The first church was a stave church known from an inspection in 1688. Based on this description, it is assumed that the stave church consisted of a rectangular nave and a low, narrow chancel.

The Oppheim church was built of wood in 1871. The architect of the building was the builder Ole Vangberg, who was also responsible for the neighbouring church in Vinje, built in the same year. Before these two churches stood a 17th-century church, itself replacing a 14th-century stave church.

Oppsal church is a ‘working church’ from 1961, designed by Helge W. Simers and Hans Chr. Gaaserud. The church has stained glass by Victor Sparre.

Oppstad Church is a typical 18th century church in the shape of an eastern cross with a tower to the west. The tower probably comes from an old church built in 1634. The church was given a new sacristy in the 1950s, and copper cladding on a tower helmet and new windows in the 1960s.

Oppstryn Church, which was opened in 1863, is a long, relatively simple church built according to the drawings of J. W. Nordan. The church has rectangular windows and some neo-gothic details, and the tower to the west has a gable roof with an eaves over it. In the Middle Ages the church stood on Nesje, but when an avalanche threatened its position in the early 1660s, the church was moved and a new church was built on Fosnes, the same town where the modern church of Oppstryn stands.

Modern church with small bell tower.

Modern church with freestanding tower.

Built as Dutch Reformed Resurrection Church, put into use in 1965. As such, out of use in 1998.