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The church in Kumlinge was first mentioned in 1484 and there may have been a chapel in the area as early as the 15th century. It is estimated that the present grey stone church was built around 1510 and has an onion dome in Baroque style, as well as a bell tower, which was built in 1767. The church in Kumlingen is best known for the biblical frescoes that were created there shortly after the church was completed.

Kuopio Cathedral was inaugurated in 1816 after the War of Finland (1808-1809) delayed the completion of the construction work. Kuopio Cathedral, with a cross-shaped church plan, represents the neoclassicism of the early 19th century. The church was repaired in 1866, 1877, 1895, 1925 and 1961.

The Kupa Synagogue was built in 1643 with funds contributed by the goldsmiths of Kazimierz.

Built as Dutch Reformed Church. Interesting modern church with slender concrete tower. From 1967 to 1986 also in use by the Roman Catholic St. Paul's parish (Huizum). Also the Pentecostal Church of Elim. Later Samen op Weg with the Reformed Church. Today a church of the PKN (Protestant Community of Leeuwarden-Huizum in the south of the city).

The Kurkliai Wooden Synagogue was built in 1936 in a style that combines a traditional synagogue layout with expressionist elements. A storage place since the Second World War, the synagogue was completely abandoned in the 1990s.

It is one of the oldest monuments in the city and was associated with Kurshum Khan in the past.

It used to be called the Lead Mosque due to the same material applied for the roof. Though a national cultural monument, it is not properly managed and remains closed.

Kurshumlu Mosque is of the so-called "sultan type". The prayer hall is covered with a massive stone dome, which is "placed" on a square base and four pandadives . The dome has a two-layer construction of stone and bricks. The mural decoration dates from the period 1730 - 1800 and is executed extremely professionally. It is mostly concentrated in the richly painted walls, in the ceiling and in the carpeted floor. The decoration of the interior walls is made of colored stones, as well as the masonry of the windows and doors. The mosque is considered the third most important in northeastern Bulgaria, after Shumen's Tombul Mosque and Razgrad's Ibrahim Pasha Mosque .

The Kutjevo Abbey is a former Cistercian Abbey built in the region of Slavonia, at the heart of the so-called Golden Valley. Today the complex is a well-known winery in northeast Croatia.

The Kuusankoski church was designed by Armas Lindgren and was completed in 1929. The stained glass windows in the side windows were made by Antti Salmenlinna. The baptismal font in the baptismal chapel was designed by Gunnar Finne.