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The Church of the Ascension of Christ, built in 1842, is the oldest church in Gevgelija. Until the outbreak of the First Balkan War (1912-1913) it was rebuilt and renovated several times. According to its architectural form, the church has five naves with flat wooden ceilings supported by square columns. On the west side, there is an open porch, to the north of which is the bell tower.

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The Church of the Ascension of Jesus was built in the late 17th or early 18th century, after the huge fire that destroyed the town in 1689. The church received its present appearance after extensive restorations in the 19th century. The church is known for its enclosed courtyard where the tomb of the Bulgarian nationalist hero Gotse Delchev (1872-1903) is located.

The Church of the Assumption of the Lord was built in the 1920s on a former Gothic church from the 14th century, whose choir can still be seen. The church was transformed into baroque style at the end of the 18th century, but a problem with the size of the church arose at the end of the 19th century and it was decided to rebuild the church in 1924. The architect Jože Plečnik drew up a plan for a new church and in 1925 the inhabitants of Bogojinci and other nearby villages started to build the building. The new building, completed a year later, has a unique tower, making the Church of the Assumption of the Lord one of the most recognisable churches in Slovenia.

The Church of the Ascension of Our Lord is an Orthodox church built between 1872 and 1873 according to a design by Riga architect Heinrich Scheel. The church is a listed cultural monument.

The Church of the Assumption was built in 1863. It was built in the spirit of Romanticism, very much inspired by ancient Serbian monasteries, mainly from the Ravanica Monastery. Initially, it served as a military church because it was located near military installations.

The Ascension Church of the Lord, also known as the Missionary Church, is a former Baroque Catholic church built in 1695 for the former Missionary Convent of Vilnius. Today, it serves as furniture storage for museums in the country.

A single nave church with Renaissance lateral altars, the parish church is famous for its dome adorned with arabesques tiles. Inside the church the monumental altarpiece stands out for its polychrome wooden finish.

The Church of the Assumption is an Orthodox church, the largest rural church in Bulgaria. The building was built as a mosque, converted into a church in 1906, after the Ottoman Empire ceded the building to Bulgaria. The altar and some of the typical Orthodox ornaments were built in the same year. In 2007, the temple was rebuilt and restored.

The monastery church of the Mother of God in Jihlava was founded by the Czech King Premysl Otakar I in 1221 for the Order of the Minorite of St. Francis of Assisi and was originally built in the Romanesque style. After the great fire in Jihlava in 1353, rebuilt in the Gothic style and consecrated in 1355. The presbytery of the chancel was completed around 1500, the church choir above the church hall dates from 1756. The whole stone tower (there are only two in Moravia) rests on four columns in the middle of the church. . The oldest frescoes are from the 13th century, others from the 14th century, the last around 1500. The main altar from 1744 is the work of Ondrej Zonner, the painting on the main altar of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was painted by J. Edgons.