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Erected in the 14th century on the northern borderline of the Royal land, the castle was, due to its strategic position, an outpost of Sibiu and secured the main road to Mediaş. The oldest part of the mighty fortification is the bell tower with three levels, boasting a Gothic chapel on its ground floor. The western wall of the castle with crenels and loopholes was built in the 15th century. On the precincts the construction of a Gothic church was started, but most probably it was never completed. Still preserved are the southern wall of the main nave and the ogival arches to the side aisle. The machicoulis on the western wall of the church prove that the attic should have been used as defence platform. The entrance to the castle leads through a tunnel in the north-eastern side of the assembly and further on a tower opens access to the fountain’s outer bailey, an oval precinct partially collapsed in 1872. The villager’s fortress was conquered in 1529 and 1706 and the attacks mainly destroyed a second ring wall, which also surrounded the parish church built in the 14th century. The interior space covered with ribbed lierne vault it is endowed with valuable 16th century Baroque pieces, as the altar from 1773, the pulpit, the pews, the font and the organ. The villager’s fortress was left deserted in 1719 when the plague stroke and in the 19th century it was used as a source of material for other buildings of the community.

he first Sloterkerk is first mentioned in a charter of Bishop Willem I (of Gelre) from 1063. This church probably stood at the current Van Suchtelen van de Haarestraat in Osdorp (between Osdorpplein and Hoekenes ). Around 1200 the village was moved to its current location. The second Sloterkerk was built there, but was largely destroyed by the Geuzen in 1573 during the Siege of Haarlem . In 1664 the remains of the nave were restored and made suitable as a Protestant church.

Reformed Church. Single-nave building with pseudo-transept, 15th century, but extensively restored in 1633 after a fire in 1574. Wooden tower in the middle of the roof. Stained glass windows, 17th century. Pulpit, 17th century. Pew, 18th century. Grave monument, 1717. Gravestones: red sandstone sarcophagus lid, 12th century, furthermore, among others, gravestones from 1451, 1566, 1629, 17th century, 18th century. Single-manual organ by Bakker and Timmenga, made in 1898 for the Reformed Church in Wirdum (Fr.). Placed in Egmond aan de Hoef in 1992. Bell tower with bell by Jan Verbruggen, 1750, diam. 87.3 cm. Mechanical tower clock, 1682.

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.