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In 1841-42, the Stave church of Vang, bought by King Frederick William IV of Prussia, was moved from the village of Vang (Norway) to Szczecin, then to Berlin, and finally to Silesia. In 1844, the Stave church became the church of the Evangelical parish of Karpacz. The church is said to have been built from pine logs in the village of Vang in southern Norway at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries.

Vänge Church is one of the 92 medieval churches of Gotland.

The church of Vangsnes is a long church dating from 1861. It replaced a stave church, too small and in poor condition, which was demolished before the present church was installed in the same town.

Vangsvik chapel is a concrete building completed in 1975. The church has a fan plan and was designed by architect Alf Apelseth.

Vannes Cathedral was built in the Gothic style on the site of an earlier Romanesque cathedral. Construction began in the 15th century and lasted until the 19th century. Only the 13th-century Romanesque bell tower, which was integrated into the new building, is older. The vaults and the choir were built between 1771 and 1774. Finally, the south tower and the west façade date from the mid-19th century.

The church of Vanse, which is a medieval stone church dating from 1037. Only the western part of the nave dates from the Middle Ages. In 1848-49 the chancel and east wall were demolished and replaced by a large cruciform extension, and the old church furniture was removed and sold at auction. In 1872, the church burned down due to lightning. It was then rebuilt with new deep galleries in the cross arms, a new roof and tower, and with new wooden gables.

Vanylven Church is a long church from 1863, designed by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. Part of the inventory, for example, the old church bell, was moved to St. Jetmund's Church in Åheim. The church roof was rebuilt in slate in 1868.

The Church of Our Saviour of 1901 is a monumental cruciform church, built in brick according to the designs of E. Halleland. In the choir wall above the altarpiece are seven windows with stained glass windows made by H. Oidtmann at the Linnicher Kunst-anstalt in Cologne in 1901. The altarpiece with the neo-Gothic frame was painted by Fredrik Kolstø in 1901.

Varaldsøy Church is a wooden church that was built in 1885. The church has a long plan and was designed by architects Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and Hans Heinrich Jess.

The Cathedral of Varaždin was built in the 17th century, and became a cathedral in 1997. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin, covering Northern Croatia. Its architecture is in the baroque style and was originally built by the Jesuits.