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This church was built in the 16th century when Jacob Ulfsson was archbishop. There was a fire in 1893 and another in 1986 when only the arches and the walls remained standing.

The cemetery has 10 gravestones, the oldest one from 1894 and the latest one from 1905. The site was fenced by ESJF in September 2017.

Backi Monostor Jewish Cemetery has remains of around 60 tombstones dating from between 1828 and 1934. The site was fenced by ESJF in June 2017.

The cemetery has 30 gravestones, the oldest one from 1852 and the latest one from 1933. The site was fenced by ESJF in May 2017.

Bad Doberan Cathedral is the church of the former Cistercian monastery built at the end of the 13th century. The High Gothic Cathedral It is one of the most important Gothic brick buildings in the Baltic Sea region. The rich furnishings include the high altar, the upper part of which dates back to around 1310 and is one of the oldest winged altars in the history of art.

The cathedral of Badajoz dates from the 13th century, but its construction took until the 18th century. As early as 1276, the cathedral was consecrated under the patronage of Saint John the Baptist. But it was not completed until the 15th century, and important stylistic changes were made until the 18th century, hence the style of the church, hesitating between Gothic and Baroque. Up to five royal weddings were celebrated in the town of Badajoz from the 14th to the 18th century.

The period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It first appears on a cadastral map from 1865, but the earliest preserved tombstone dates to the late 19th century. The cemetery was fenced by ESJF in July 2016.

Baeza Cathedral was founded in the 12th century on the site of an old mosque. The building is part of the Renaissance monumental complex of Baeza which, together with Úbeda, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003.

The only Baha'i house of worship in Europe, it is a modern concrete and glass building, designed by German architect Tuto Rochol, and inaugurated in 1964. The ceiling is illuminated by more than 500 stained glass windows.

According to local elderly people, the Jewish cemetery was located on what today is a wooded hill. During the 1960s and 1970s, it was demolished. The site was intended for construction, which was ultimately not carried out.