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Holm Church was built in 1907 and is a long wooden church. The church, with its Dragestil forms, was designed by the architect Karl Norum, who designed several churches produced by the prefabricated house manufacturer Jakob Digre in Trondheim.

The Holmedal church began to be built in 1868 and imitates the style of the stave churches. This church is the third on the site, being preceded by a 17th-century church, itself replacing a 14th-century church. The oldest bell of the present church probably comes from this first medieval church.

Holmedal church is a wooden church that was built in 1815, rebuilt in 1882. The church has a long plan and designed by architect Lensmann Fr. Øvrevik.

The Holmen church, completed in 1965, was designed by the architect MNAL Knut Knutsen in a square form that is repeated outside and inside the church. A 1984 extension houses offices and a kindergarten as well as an attic floor for small gatherings.

The Holmen church dates from 1853. The basis of the construction is the drawings of the church in Bamble, which were designed by Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church replaced a reconstructed stave church which was about 500 metres east of the presbytery. The stave church was demolished in 1855, but the old cemetery was used until 1890 when a new cemetery was opened. The funeral chapel dates from 1935.

The Holmenkollen chapel was built in 1996 after the original 1903 chapel burned down in 1992. The 1903 chapel was designed by Holger Sinding-Larsen. The present chapel was designed by Arne Sødal to resemble as much as possible the old one, which was inspired by the architecture of Stave churches.

Holmens Kirke is a church dedicated to the Navy. The building was built in 1563 as an anchor forge and was converted in 1619 into a church.

The Holmestrand church of 1671 is a wooden church with a nave in two of the arms and the chancel in the third. In 1764, a tower was built on the southwest arm. In 1829-30 the church was restored and received, among other things, new windows, doors, a new porch and a sacristy behind the altar.

Holmgill church is a long church from 1902 in Aremark. The building is made of timber and was designed by Halfdan Berle in a traditional style.

Holmsbu Church is a long church from 1887, designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It is a simple wooden church with wooden panelled inner walls and some neo-gothic elements in the window design. The neo-gothic altarpiece was painted by Reidar Fritzvold in 1963.