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Eichstätt Cathedral is said to have been founded by St. Willibald as early as the 8th century. Today's church was mainly built in the High and Late Gothic styles and was completed with a Baroque west facade in 1718. Together with the cloister and the two-nave mortuary, the cathedral is considered to be one of the most important medieval architectural monuments in Bavaria.

The church of Eid is a long church built in 1797 and made of wood. Originally, the tower was in the middle of the church, but it was rebuilt on the porch roof during the reconstruction of 1872-1874. In 1862 Eid became its own parish and the church became the main church.

The Eid Church was built in 1824, and replaced the 1668 church that had been built when a former medieval stave church was demolished. In 1891-93, the church received a new porch and new large windows. In 1920 a new sacristy was built behind the choir.

The Eid church is a long wooden church built in 1849 to replace an older church from 1691. The architect of the building was the merchant Claus Wiese from Eid. Nordfjoreid is a site where churches have been built since the Middle Ages.

The church of Eidanger is a long medieval church made of brick and wood, with a bell tower to the west. The top of the tower is pyramid-shaped and crowned with a dome. Above the nave, there is a gable roof. The original church, which was built between 1150 and 1250, was extended by a wooden section to the west in 1787. At the same time, the choir was shortened, so that the semicircular end, the apse, was lost.

Eide church in Hustadvika is a wooden church completed in 1871. The architect of the church was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

Eide Church is a cruciform church from 1795. The church must be the third in the area. It was largely built in 1795 and commissioned the following year, but was not considered complete until 1807. It was not officially opened until 17 July 1825. Much of the painting work in the church was done by Guttorm Persen Eftestøl, who also made the pulpit.

The new church in Eidfjord is located next to the old stone church from the 14th century. As the old church was too small and impractical, it was decided to complete it with a new, modern 'working church'. The kindergarten section was the first stage of construction. It was completed in 1979, while the rest of the church building was completed and inaugurated in 1981. The new church, which is almost a square brick building, was designed by the architect Sigurd Sekse. Around the church, there is a park, with a separate bell stop on the north side, while the church cemetery is on the other side of the road.

The Eidsberg church is a Gothic cruciform stone church built at the end of the 13th century. In 1880-81 the church was extensively rebuilt. The new parts were built in brick. The upper part of the tower to the west was also rebuilt with a mixture of new and medieval bricks.

Eidsborg Stave Church dates from the middle of the 13th century, but from this period remains only the nave of the church. During restoration work in 1927, painted figures were discovered in the church.