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The church in Herad was inaugurated in 1934. Already at the end of the 19th century, the construction of the church was discussed and in 1907 a building committee was appointed. But it was not until 1932 that construction work began. The colours of the interior date from 1953, and are mainly brown and green-brown. The main colour of the furnishings is blue-grey, which is found on the pulpit, the pews and the octagonal font.

Heradsbygd Church is a characteristic building in dragon style with a T-plan, according to a drawing of the "Digre architectural office in Trondheim". In 1911 the church was given a choir according to a drawing by Henrik Bull, and the church became a long single-nave church with narrower choirs. The interior and fittings are mainly designed by Henrik Bull, but bear some marks of later changes.

Built in 1963-1964 as a church building of the Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands. In joint use (was) by the Assembly of Believers, and the Seventh-day Adventists.

The oldest written record of a church in Herdla is a letter from Pope Eugene III in 1146 which mentions the church of St. Nicholas in Herdla. The present church, however, dates from 1863 after a storm demolished the old church in 1861. This church had to be rebuilt several times as it burned down in 1934 and suffered extensive damage during the Second World War. The church was finally completed in 1951

There has been a place of worship on the cathedral site since at least the 8th century, although no part of any building earlier than the 11th century bishop's chapel survives. The medieval cathedral was not monastic; the governing body, known as the Dean and Chapter, were not monks but secular priests who led active lives in the world. They employed the Vicars Choral, a body of clergy who lived a collegiate life in the Vicars' Cloister, to sing the daily services for them.

Herefoss Church is an octagonal church dating from 1865 and designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It is the third church in the town. In 1487, the parish of Herefoss is mentioned in official documents. The two earlier churches were closer to Herefossfjorden, but the town was prone to flooding, so the church was moved further away from the lake.

Historical church, originally dedicated to St. Heribert. The White Church is a remnant of a much larger medieval cruciform church. But in 1816 the church partially collapsed. Only the rear part, the choir, remained standing. The roof of the choir was renewed, so that church services could be held dry again, and a new facade with a bell tower was built. On 10 September 1818 the church was officially put back into use.

The nave of the Hermes church was built in 1690 on the site of its medieval predecessor, which was originally dedicated to St. Hermes. On the foundation stone is the name Zeino, son of grietman Duco Gerrold Martena of Burmania.

The hermitage was dedicated to the miraculous image of Crist Vellet. It is said to belong to a townsman of the neighbors who died in 1799 of a contagious disease. All his property was burned save this image. The building is in the neoclassical style.

The hermitage of La Torregarcía or Virgen del Mar dates back to the middle of the 20th century. In 1502 the caretaker Andrés de Jaén discovered an image of the Virgin Mary, carved in a single piece of walnut wood, washed up on the beach. More than 450 years later, in 1953, the hermitage was erected on the spot where the image was allegedly found. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin of the Sea, who is considered the patron saint of Almeria at the end of the 17th century.