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The Village Church of Zurich was built in 1864, replacing a church that was demolished in 1772. The tower of the old church remained standing, but was radically modified in 1913 when the church was restored from outside. The church and tower were then given a "coat" in neo-Renaissance style, which is quite rare in Frysin.

Ænes Church is a medieval stone church with a short, almost square nave and a lower, narrower choir, which is also almost square. The church of Ænes was probably built in the 13th century. In front of the west entrance is a bell tower that was built in 1869, when the church was restored with, among other things, new and lower roofs. The bell tower replaces an old porch. The church was restored in 1901, and in the 1950s it was restored by the architect Kristian Bjerknes.

Øksendal church is a long church from 1864, designed by architect Adolf Schirmer. It probably the third church built on the site.

Øksfjord church is a brick long church from 1954. The architect for the church was Hans Magnus, who in the following decades designed several other churches in northern Norway and on Svalbard.

Øksnes church was built around 1700 out of 16th-century wood. It was restored in 1796 and 1900.

Ølen church is a wooden church that was built in 1874. The architect of the church is Tjerand Tjerandsen Søndenaa or “Solem”.

The Ølmheim church is a long church from 1863. The church was built according to the plans of the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch, with Ola Olson Løken as builder. On 15 January 1989 lightning struck the tower and it started to burn down. The fire brigade arrived quickly enough to extinguish the fire, only the tower had to be rebuilt the same year.

The Ølve church in Kvinnherad is built of wood and was completed in 1861. The church, inspired by the Linstow type, was built by the architects Kärnus and J.Kilarhaug.

Øn church is a long church from 1958, the fourth known in the former parish of Øn, and it replaced a wooden church from 1880 which burnt down after a lightning strike on 4 November 1940. The first time a church in Øn is mentioned in written sources is in 1327.

The church in Øre was consecrated in 1865 and restored for its centenary in 1965. It is probably the third church on this ancient site. The oldest church was built here as early as the 14th century. The altarpiece is from 1906, painted by Marie Hauge.