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The Heimaey stave church is a wooden church located in Heimaey, Westman Islands. The church was made in 2000, as a gift from Norway to Iceland, on the occasion of the millennium of the first church built in Iceland by Olav Tryggvason in the year 1000.

Heimdal church was built in masonry in 1960. The architect of the church is H.Semmelmann.

The monastery of Heisterbach was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1189. With the secularization of 1803, Heisterbach Abbey was abolished. Partially sold and demolished, it was not until 1818 that it was decided to preserve the remaining ruins, those of the choir. Count Wilhelm Ernst zur Lippe-Biesterfeld acquired the site in 1820 and had an English landscape garden laid out on the site. In 1840, the count had a mausoleum built on the model of a neo-Gothic chapel. Apart from this, only a barn and the brewery house have been preserved from the former monastery.

Hejde Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

Hejdeby Church is one of 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

Hejnum Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

The present Holy Trinity Church is probably the third on this site. The oldest part of the church is the sacristy, which was built at the end of the 13th century against an earlier wooden church. In the 14th century, the present three-aisled basilica was built of stone in the lower parts and brick in the upper parts. In the late Middle Ages, perhaps in the 15th century, the sturdy but low church tower was added. The high medieval spire was destroyed in the town fire of 1702 and was later replaced by a hood. The north and south transepts date from the 15th century.

The Helgen church is a long church dating from 1735. It was built on the same site as a former stave church, the Hælghinar church, built around 1200. The present church remained more or less unchanged until it was restored in 1868. The present tower was erected in 1875-76.

The Helgerud Church has been in operation since 1982. Helgerud Church is built of red brick and was designed by the architect Harald Hille. Separate offices have been built with the main building. Downstairs there is a children and youth section and a kindergarten.

The church in Helgheim is a long church built in 1877 when the population of the village was growing and a larger church was needed. The existing church was therefore demolished and the present church was built. The builder was Ole Vanberg, who was responsible for many churches in the county and in the same year also built the church of Vik. In 1952 the church was renovated and given lighter colours inside.