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Neo-Gothic complex of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy.

The church in Hisøy is a cross church built in 1849 by John Bakken, designed by Gustav A. Lammers. The altarpiece was painted by Christen Brun. The church has two church bells cast in Sundsvall, Sweden.

The Hitra Church was designed by architect Claus Johannessen Hjelte and was completed in 1927. The plan forms a Greek cross with a barrel vault above the arms of the cross and with small extensions of the choir and the gallery indicating direction and length, and with a massive tower with a semi-circular dome in the middle with a cross. The church is characterised by old, ecclesiastical or Byzantine main forms, with a Norwegian medieval tradition in the materials and a little Norwegian Baroque in the details.

Hitterdal chapel is a wooden building completed in 1959. The architect of the chapel is John Tverdahl.

The church in Hjartdal was completed in 1812 and built by the builder Halvor Høgkasin following the model of the three churches designed by Jarand Rønjom (the church in Åmotsdal, the church in Vinje and the church in Rauland).

Hjelme old church is a wooden church built in 1875. The architect of the church was Jacob Wilhelm Nordan (1824-1892).

Hjelmeland church is a timber long church from 1858. The church was built according to drawings made by Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow (1787-1851).

The Hjørundfjord church was designed in 1880 by architect Henrik Nissen. The church was restored in 1961 and then given new colours. The altarpiece from the Stave church that preceded the church has been placed in the new church.

Hlíðarendakirkja was built in 1898. The church is dedicated to Saint Þorlákur, a native of Hlíðarendur. It is abundantly illustrated and beautifully painted inside. The altarpiece is a replica of an altarpiece from a church in Denmark and dates from the time of the church's consecration.

Reformed Church and Tower. Two-aisled nave, 1644, rebuilt after fire in 1939. Tower 1628. Pulpit (17th century) from former Galilean Church in Leeuwarden. Entrance portal 1644. The bell tower contains two bells, one by Jacob Noteman (1636, diam. 116.8 cm) and one by L. Haverkamp (the "Jouster Merktklokje" from 1790, diam. 54.6 cm). In the open dome on the tower, there is another striking bell. This was made by Gregorius van Hall in 1603 (diam. 96.3 cm.).