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Ramsvik church is a long church from 1908 in Indre Fosen. The building is made of wood and has 200 places.

Ramygala is mentioned in historical sources as early as the 13th century. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander in 1501. In a written letter, he instructed the Bishop of Vilnius Vaitiekas Albert Taboras 1 to supervise the parish of Ramygala. Research by Kazys Misius and Romualdas Sinkunas states that the first church in Ramygala was built between 1431 and 1500, the exact date is unknown, but it is known that in 1500. the altarist (priest) of the church in Ramygala has already been mentioned. By the agreement of historians and locals, the date of the establishment of the parish is considered to be 1431. It is known that already in the 15th century. At the end of the 19th century, Ramygala parish was one of the largest in Aukstaitija. This is evidenced by the 1503 Deed of the donation of Duke Alexander, by which the pastor of Ramygala was instructed to take care of the chapel with the rights of a branch (sister parish) for the locals and to ensure their religious service 28 km from Ramygala, on the bank of the NeveSis River. This was the founding of the city of Panevezys.

The Randaberg church was built in 1845 to bring Randaberg together into a parish at the expense of the two medieval churches of Viste and Randabergkirken. Part of the building materials came from the Stave church which was located on Randaberg.

Randabygd Church is a neo-gothic building completed in 1916. It was built by R. O. Gald from drawings by Jens Sølvberg. New colours were given to the church in 1971, it originally had yellow walls, a dark red choir, while the ceiling was blue. The beams are richly decorated.

The Randesund church, built in 1864, is a cruciform church built of wood. The altarpiece, "The Holy Communion", was made by Olaf Hasaas after the original in Risør Church. The church bells date from 1864.

Randfjord Church is a long church built in 1916 according to the plans of engineer H. Horn. In 1989-90 the interior of the church was renovated. At that time, large parts of the interior and facilities were painted pink and blue.

The church of Ranem is a long medieval stone church with a narrower and lower choir and an eaves on the western part of the ridge. The church was built in the last half of the 12th century and the walls of the choir section bear several stone figures from this period.

The Ranes church is a wooden church built in 1869 by the architect Schmedling in the style of a long church. An old moat church was destroyed in 1702 to make way for the predecessor of the present church, from which the altarpiece comes.

Ranheim Church is a brick church that was built in 1933. The architect of the church was Roar Tønseth. The church was built on top of an old church that burned down after being struck by lightning in 1932.

The Rapenburgerstraat Synagogue in Amsterdam is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1882-83, restored in 1973. This brick building now serves as an office.