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The village church of Aalsmeer (Dorpskerk) is a Protestant place of worship. The building was completed in 1549 and was originally a Catholic church. It became a Protestant church in 1586. It is currently protected as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

In the south of the capital of Friesland is a real village church: the John the Baptist Church of Huizum. The church has been owned by the Alde Fryske Tsjerken Foundation since 2014. The local commission organizes a range of activities. Due to its special appearance and size (180 seats), the church is also a popular location for commemorations (funerals) and for wedding ceremonies.

The tower of this church has a special, octagonal, wooden superstructure, and was built two decades earlier than the church itself. The current wide rectangular hall church was built in 1738 and replaced a very impressive Romanesque church with four (!) towers. A reminder of these towers can be seen in the pinnacles on the wide gable roof; on every corner one. In the church itself the large Hinsz organ from 1772 stands out.

The Town Church is also known as the Saint Martin Church. The building was completed in 1348 and was originally a Roman Catholic church. the church was taken over by Protestant Church during the Reformation. The tower was added at the beginning of the 16th century. During the 18th century, the building was completely renovated.

The village of Overschild is incredibly old – it was mentioned in 1000AD in a document in which Sibraht in Extra Saldmeda was obliged to pay 30 coins to the abbey at Werden aan de Roer.

The Village Church of Spijkernisse was completed in 1521. It is the oldest building in town. The building has a late Gothic style. Today, the church is still used for services and other purposes.

The cemetery in Dovhe appears on cadastral maps from 1907. Presumably, it was established at the beginning of the 19th century. According to the found tombstones dates it was functioning also after the war. The cemetery is fenced.

The church in Dovre was built in 1736, consecrated in 1740 and named the Church of Sion. The church is a cruciform wooden church which was covered with slate in 1840-41. In the centre of the cross is a square wooden panelled tower, also from 1840-41. The church is characterised by two major restorations in 1830-41 and 1953-55.

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is an Anglican cathedral whose presence is attested since the eleventh century. The Cathedral has gone through a tumultuous history through the Norman invasion (1169–1175), the Bruce campaign (1315 – 1318) and the Tudor conquest (16th century). It has been destroyed numerous times and has only been open without interruption since 1818.

St. Peter and Paul's Church, also known as Downtown Church, is the second largest church in the city after the Basilica of Esztergom. It is Baroque in style and was built in the second half of the 18th century on a former church site dating from the 13th century. The helmet of the tower, in historicist style, was only made at the end of the 19th century.