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The monastery of Kyritz is a former Franciscan monastery dating from the 13th century. The Franciscan monastery was dissolved in 1552 with the arrival of the Reformation in Kyritz in 1539. By 1781, the monastery buildings had become dilapidated after decades of careless use. From 1995, the remaining buildings were restored and the monastery site now serves as a museum of the history of the town, a tourist information centre, a building for events and a public library.

Kyrkjebø church is a long church dating from 1869, designed by the architect Christian Christie, who was inspired by the stave churches.

Supposedly, the cemetery of Kysylyn emerged in the 18th century. It appears on Russian maps of the mid-19th century. The cemetery was destroyed during or after WWII. Nowadays it is overgrown with forest. At least one gravestone is present, though the exact number is not known due to dense vegetation.

The church with the name Agia Anna is located in the Syrkania quarter and according to sources is a new building erected in the middle of the 19th century. This church replaced an old church of the same name nearby which had to be abandoned due to landslides. At the south entrance, the date 1894 has been incorporated in the arch ornamentation.The church was converted into a mosque after 1974, so all the furnishings of an Orthodox church were removed. After the construction of a new mosque in the village, the building was left to its own devices. On the day of the survey, the church was locked.

The Agia Marina church in the neighbourhood of the same name.According to sources, the church of Agia Marina was built in 1734. In 1780, an extension was made in the southern area. The bell tower dates from 1821.

Another parish church is called Agioi Andronikos & Athanasia and is located in the Agios Andronikos quarter. According to Kassinis, the church was built in the middle of the 19th century and extensively renovated in 1909. After being in serious danger of collapse in the 2000s, the church was repaired in 2019. The building was locked on the day of the survey.

Agios Georgios Mantoudos is a small church at the edge of the settlemt in north-westerly direction. Today the building is in a poor condition.

The Agios Loukas church is located in the Chrysida area. The building has no windows and doors anymore and is in a poor condition.

Similar to the Agia Anna Church, the fifth parish church in the village also had a predecessor church of the same name. The "new" Panagia Chardakiotissa Church, centrally located in the neighbourhood of the same name, was built between 1878 and 1902.

The sixth parish church, named Timios Stavros of Chrysida, is located in the southern area of the neighbourhood of Chrysida. The church was consecrated in 1834. On the day of the survey, the building was locked and an inspection from the inside was not possible. Sources indicate that the building is used as a handicraft workshop.