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The church in Skare is a long church from 1926. The building was built according to designs by Olaf Nordhagen. Before the church in Skare, the parishioners had to travel to the church in Odda, and in the old days, a trip to the church could take three days for those who lived farthest from the church in Odda.

The Skårer Church is a square-shaped church, built in 1978 according to the design of architect Aksel Fronth.

Skatval has been a church site since the Middle Ages. The church that stands on the site today is a wooden church from 1901.

Skåtøy church, from 1862, is made of timber and is among the country's largest wooden churches. The architects of the church are Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno, the altarpiece was painted by Julie Gjessing.

Skaun Church is a medieval stone church with a rectangular nave and lower choir and narrower at the right end. The south and west portals of the nave are richly designed and bear stone carving marks similar to those found on the octagon of the Nidaros Cathedral. The church was restored in 1930 according to Erling Gjone's plans. In the nave, frescoes were discovered on the wall of the choir.

The church in Skedsmo was built at the end of the 12th century, but of the original church only the long ship's walls have been preserved at full height. The church was largely rebuilt in 1858-64, according to the designs of the architects Schirmer and von Hanno.

Skei Church was built in 1664 and is the oldest wooden church in the municipality of Steinkjer. The building was restored in 1862 and 1911 and renovated in 1964. The altarpiece is from 1664 and the pulpit from 1655. In 1964, the church was painted inside and outside. An authentic reconstruction of the altarpiece and pulpit was also carried out in 1964.

Ski Church is a medieval stone church with a rectangular nave and a lower, narrower rectangular chancel. The bell tower in front of the west entrance, built in 1860, replaced an old wooden porch. The base of the tower is made of stone, while the upper part of the tower is made of wood. The sacristy to the east was built in 1934 according to the plans of architect Ole Stein. As part of the extensive reconstruction of the church by Nicolay Nicolaysen in 1860, the portals and windows of the church were demolished and modified or rebuilt. The interior was also considerably modified in 1860, with new galleries and pews. The interior was then restored in 1935 under the direction of the architect Ole Stein.

St. Patrick's Cathedral or simply Skibbereen Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of Skibbereen. The church, designed by the architect Michael Augustine O'Riordan, was built between 1826 and 1830 in the neo-classical style.

The Skien Church of 1894 is a neo-gothic church that replaced a church from 1783 that was lost in a town fire. Skien Church is one of the most monumental churches in the country. It was built according to the plans of the architect Hagbarth Schytte-Berg. It has two large west towers and three portals in the main facade. The ground floor is Latin cross-shaped and the church is clad with dark brown bricks glazed with red as a marking of arches and facade bands.