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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.

Holsen church is a timber long church from 1861. The church was built according to drawings by architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

The church of Holt was a long stone church in the Middle Ages. In 1753, the transverse arms and choirs were built of wood, so that today only the long walls of the nave and the west wall remain of the original stone church. This modification was carried out by the builder Lars Albretsen Øvrenes. The interior of the church, which like many other churches was repainted in the 19th century, was restored in 1952-53 by Finn Krafft.

The Holter church, built around 1600, is a half-timbered church with a lower and narrower chancel, a porch to the west and octagonal eaves over the nave. In 1697 the church was extended and in 1877 the nave was extended by five metres to the west.