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Stemshaug Church was consecrated on December 9, 1908. It is a long church built in the Stave church style. The dragon heads are a decorative element that was frequently used both inside and outside. They can be seen, among other things, on the roof as an extension of the roof and on the furniture inside the church. The architect who prepared the drawings was Hans Jacob Sparre.

St. Nicholas Cathedral is a late Gothic three-nave church with a transept and a long choir at the polygonal end. The present building was probably built in 1423. It was completed around the middle of the 15th century.

Stenkumla Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

Stenkyrka Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

Stensgård Church is a long church from 1902. The church was built according to the same plans as the Landsmarka chapel and originally had the same style inspired by the Stave church. In 1954-55, however, it was rebuilt according to the plans of Wilhelm Karlson. At the same time, the church received new furniture.

Reformed Church. Building on a rectangular foundation with list facades divided by lesenes and pointed arch windows. The seven-bay wide side facade on the Voorstraat has a risalit of three bays crowned by a triangular pediment. Simple entrance frame (1847). Pulpit XIX A; Organ 1819; forged iron lectern. Originally a single-manual organ made in 1819 by JC Scheuer. Extended in 1953 with a Rugpositief and a free Pedal. Restored in 1992 by the Gebr. Reil, whereby the Rugpositief was replaced by a Onderpositief.

The church building was built at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Originally it was a Romanesque-Gothic cruciform church. But in 1600 the transepts were demolished. From that time on it is no longer a cruciform church. In the same period the church building was lowered 5.5 meters and a choir section was added to the church. In 1970 the church was thoroughly restored. The pews were removed from the choir. In the choir section you can find gravestones and a burial vault. The foundation stone for the tower, which is separate from the church, was laid on June 16, 1820 and was completed 2 years later. The tower is built on 96 piles. On the spire is not a rooster, but a horse.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The Stefanuskerk is a Gothic church building of the Protestant community in Beilen. The church was founded before 1139 as a Roman Catholic church and dedicated to the martyr Stephen. The current church building dates from the 14th, 15th or 16th century. Karstkarel dates the construction of the nave, tower and choir around 1500. According to Stenvert [et al.] the church would have been built earlier, namely at the end of the 14th century and the choir at the beginning of the 15th century. The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands speaks of a building from the 16th century with a tower from the 15th century. At the time it was the most important church of the dingspel Middenveld and the building also served as an ecclesiastical court.

The church replaced an older Romanesque church, which was destroyed by fire in 1380. The nave and tower were completed in 1466 and by the end of the century the northern and southern choirs were also finished. Both aisles were extended along the tower. Sacristy and chapel of the Holy Sepulchre were added to the south side of the church around 1500.