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The completion of the first hall church in Daia occurred in 1447 according to its mentioning on the keystone in the chancel. The church had no tower at the time, which was only added in the western part during the fortification works in the beginning of the 16th century. Later it was dismantled until it reached the height of the nave. In the same fortification phase, a defense level was built above the chancel and the church was surrounded by a ring wall, strengthened by two fortified buildings. The western one is nowadays a ruin, but the eastern one still preserves a good image of the typical storage construction equipped with defensive systems. In the 19th Century the defensive systems of the ensemble were dismantled step by step, but outside the fortification an impressive freestanding neo-classical campanile, considered to be one of the highest in the country was built between 1829 and 1834. The hall of the church was covered with a flat ceiling in 1884, but the chancel still preserves its late Gothic ripped vault. After the ensemble was closed for regular church service, only the galleries and the pews remained inside.

Dajbabe Monastery is an Orthodox monastery erected in 1897 on the vision of a shepherd. The founder was Reverend Simeon Popovic (1854-1941). Until his death he worked on painting the interior of the church.

The Dal church is a wooden church built in 1775, but it received its present appearance during a reconstruction in 1842. The church was restored in 1960-62 under the direction of Stephan Tschudi-Madsen.

Dale church is a wooden church dating from 1864. There is no reliable information on the date of construction of the first church in Dale. We do know, however, that the original church, probably a stave church, was demolished in 1593 to make way for a new tarred wooden church that was kept until 1863.

Dale's church at Luster en Sogn is a stone church from the first half of the 13th century. The church has carvings in soapstone and an interior whose oldest fittings date back to the Middle Ages. The church's naves and choir are rectangular and the choir has just been completed. The porch and the eaves above the west entrance were built in the 17th century.

Dale's church is a long church dating back to 1956. The church is built in concrete according to the plans of Arnstein Arneberg. It was built around the Dale Textile Mills, and did not get a chapel until 1896. Before that, people used to go to Bruvik church on Osterøy.

Dalen church is a wooden church built in 1905. The architect of the church is Gudmund Hoel.

Dalen church is a small church built in 1933-34 according to the plans of the Norwegian building inspector, but adjusted by engineer Einar Landmark.

The Dalsbygda church was completed in 1960 after intensive voluntary work. The church, which is also called "Kirkestua", is a long wooden church with a gable roof and a large bell tower in the middle of the building. The church is built according to the plans of architect J. H. Ormhaug. The tower, which was built in 1970, has a sloping pyramidal roof and a high octagonal spire.

The Dalsfjord church is a cross-shaped church dating from 1910 and built of wood. The architect was Ole Havnæs. The organ was built by Bernt M. Haugen and Lars Ulvestad.