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Slotten church is a church built from 1963 to 1965. There was already a church in Slåtten from 1896. Sadly, it burned together with the rest of the village during the destruction of Finnmark in 1944.

Bacsku seniorat was founded in August 1920. The first senior convent was held in Bacsku Petrovac on September 29, 1920. The seniorio has 11 church congregations and 4 branches. The senior is Mgr. Jaroslav Kopcok, pastor of the church congregation in HloSany.

The small basilica of St. Michael is the main church of Marijampolė. It was founded in 1824 and enlarged in 1882. The church has elements of neo-baroque style.

The small church of the Madonna del Terremoto is a baroque church built in 1754. It celebrates the Virgin Mary, recognized as the city's saviour during the violent earthquake of 1693 that struck Italy.

The small medieval synagogue in Buda presumably existed in the fourteenth century and was later included in the structure of a dwelling house. The original layout of the synagogue is not clear. The preserved wall paintings include a Star of David inscribed with the text of the priestly benediction pronounced by the cohanim when they bless the worshippers, and a bow and arrow, inscribed with the Prayer of Hannah. Currently the synagogue is a museum. It also houses a lapidarium with Jewish tombstones from the medieval and Ottoman periods (thirteenth to seventeenth centuries).

The small mosque, dating from 1435-36, is the only surviving building of a complex that included a soup kitchen (imaret) and a primary school (mekteb). The building was heavily repaired after earthquake damage and the present structure dates from 1957.

The Small Synagogue in Liuban' is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in the 20th century. This wooden synagogue is now used as a dwelling.

The Small Synagogue in Płock is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1810. The synagogue was recently restored in 2011-2013. This brick building now serves as a museum.

The Small (Shaarei Tora) Synagogue in Satu Mare is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1927. This Neo-Baroque brick building still serves as a synagogue.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It appears on an old Russian maps since 1860s so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the mid 19th century. The oldest preserved matzevah among existing found relates to the late 19th century.