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The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries with later modifications in the 16th century.

The Church of Saints Constantine and Helen is an Orthodox church dating from 1869. It was named after Constantine I and his mother Helena. The church was restored in 2008, with the help of the Bulgarian government, after long years of neglect.

The Church of Saints Constantine and Helen was built between 1927 and 1936 on a place of pilgrimage for the saints that hosted several religious buildings. The new church replaced a wooden church built in 1898.

The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damien is a neoclassical church consecrated in 1887. A first parish church was built in the 13th century and was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 17th century. Between 1863 and 1875, the building was destroyed and rebuilt in its present form. From 1907 to 1922, the bell tower and facade were built with a portico with three Corinthian column arches and corner pilasters.

The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is a neo-Renaissance Catholic church. The construction of this sacred, partly educational building started in 1892 after the acceptance of Josip Vancaš's project and was completed in 1896 when the church was blessed. The architect Vancaš (1859-1932), who was largely responsible for the present appearance of Sarajevo, introduced some Baroque elements into the neo-Renaissance structure, which can be seen on the façade, the bell tower and the sculptures.

There Roman Catholic church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Terchova is the largest shrine dedicated to these saints in Slovakia. You will also find a wooden Bethlehem in the entrance of the church, which is a popular tourist attraction.

In the modern neo-Byzantine temple, which was built in the mid-1980s, there are icons and mosaics depicting the fate and work of the Apostles of the Slavs. The emphasis is on their Great Moravian mission - the creation of the Glagolitic script, the sending of Emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photius to Great Moravia, the suffering of Archbishop Methodius in a Bavarian prison and the death of St. Cyril in Rome.

The Church of Saints Faustinus and Jovita was probably founded as a monastery church in the 9th century. The present Baroque church was built between 1621 and 1711 when its façade was completed. However, the church was partially rebuilt from the second half of the 18th century after being damaged by a large fire in 1743. The church houses the remains of the two patron saints of Brescia, Saints Faustina and Jovita, as well as those of St. Honorius and St. Antigio, making the church a high place of devotion for the city.

The small Russian Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built from 1979 to 1982. It is the first Russian Orthodox church in the country, but it is open to all Orthodox Christians, be they Russian, Ethiopian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.

The building in the heart of the village, surrounded by a walled-in cemetery and vegetation, has a country charm. The church was reconstructed after the terrible destruction endured particularly during the battle of the Ardennes in 1944.