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Hornne Church, dating from 1828, is an elongated octagonal wooden church. The church is partly built according to the plans of Klæbu Church in Sør-Trøndelag from 1790. The church has changed little since the time of its construction.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest gravestone relates to the early 18th century, so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. First, it appears on Austrian maps of the 1860s and, later, it was marked on maps of 1880s.

The Horodiste Cave Monastery in Tipova extends over three levels and has three churches: Holy Cross - 11-12th century; St. Nicholas - 14th century and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin - 16-18th century. The bell tower, cells and other rooms are more recent and date from the 19th century. In all, the more than 20 rooms communicate with each other through tunnels, galleries and stairways, the largest being the Church of the Assumption.

Hörsne Church is one of the 92 medieval churches on the island of Gotland.

The Horten church was built by the Navy as a garrison church for Karljohansvern. The church was built to the designs of the architect Chr. H. Grosch in 1855 in unpainted red brick and was one of the first neo-Gothic churches in the country.

The "new church" in stone dating from the Middle Ages. It is a long church with a rectangular nave and a lower, narrower choir. In 1848 the church was given a tower at the west end of the nave, and in 1880 a vestry was built at the east end of the chancel. The church belonged to the county of Jarlsberg from 1673 to 1776, when 25 men from the congregation bought the church. It was not until 1877 that the church became the property of the congregation.

The Hosanger Church is a long fortified church dating from 1796. The first time the Hosanger church is mentioned in the sources is in 1329. It was most probably a Stave church which was replaced at some unknown time. On Christmas Day 1795, lightning struck the church and it burned down. A new brick church was built in the same town the following year.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved tombstone dates to the mid 19th century, so it can be assumed the cemetery was founded around that time. It can first be found marked on a Russian map of the region from 1898 and, later, on maps from the 1930s. The fence was erected by ESJF in 2017.

The synagogue was built in 1931 near the Dohany Street Synagogue. It was designed by László Vágó, Lajos Deli and Ferenc Faragó in Art Deco style. Its purpose was to commemorate 10,000 Jewish soldiers from the prewar territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, who perished in the battlefields of the First World War. Thus, it stood as a reminder to postwar Hungary, which was turning increasingly anti-Semitic, of the loyalty and patriotism of its Jewish citizens.

First mentioned in the 12th century, this church used to appear just outside the gates of Innsbruck, as it used to be attached to a hospital. The hospital no longer exists, but the church remains. Its modern appearance comes from the 18th century after being completely renovated and redesigned. It suffered damage during the Second World War and was renewed in the 1960s.