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The Malmö Synagogue is a Moorish style building inaugurated in 1903. The Jewish community of Malmö was founded by Polish Jews in 1871, in 1900 the congregation appointed its first rabbi, Dr Josef Wohlstein, and in 1903 the synagogue was built.

The church of Malnes is a long wooden church, inaugurated on 7 April 1895. The architect of the church was Ole Scheistrøen. The first church in Malnes was first mentioned in a document from 1589. It was demolished in 1829 and moved to Eidet.

The Målselv church was consecrated in 1978, after the old wooden church from 1883 was reduced to ashes by lightning in 1972. The new church is a working church, built in concrete according to plans by architect Kjell Hansen of the Gangvik architectural practice in Tromsø. On the long side of the building there is a high, flat-roofed bell tower. In the wings surrounding the church hall are the parish hall, meeting rooms, offices and kitchen. The church hall is rectangular, with a high, pointed gabled roof.

The Malvik church is a wooden church dating from 1846. It seems to have been built according to the drawings of Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow. The church replaced a church from 1656. Before that, there was also a Stave church in the town.

Manchester Central Mosque, also called Jamia Mosque, is a Muslim place of worship close built in the 1970s close to Victoria Park in Manchester. It is also known as Victoria Park Mosque.

The Mandal Chapel is a wooden building completed in 1954. It was created when Norwegian-American Ole Bringen donated $8,000 to build a church in his hometown, which he had visited at the age of 16.

The Mandal Church of 1819 was designed by the architect Jørgen Gerhard Løser and was built after the town fire in 1810. Solver used James Gibb's copper engraving from 1728 as a model. The church is built of masonry, with plastered walls on the inside and horizontal panels on the outside.

The Agios Mamas church of Mandres dates back to the 19th century and is located in the northern edge of the original settlement area. After 1974, the church was converted into a mosque and used until a new mosque was built in the village (ca. 2009-2010). After that, the building was abandoned and left to its own devices.

The Panagia Galaktini chapel of Mandres is located about a kilometre east of the village in a small forest that was exposed to a major fire before the survey took place. Since the church has been in ruins for a long time, the fire could not cause any significant damage here. The roof has been collapsed for a long time and the doors and windows are missing.

The Panagia of Tochni Monasteri Church is located about 3 kilometres east of the village on the mountain. The church dates from the 12th century and is well preserved. The surrounding monastery with its buildings has been partially renovated, but is now falling into disrepair again.