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The Kistrand church, which was consecrated in 1856, is a long church built in neo-gothic and Swiss-style panelling according to the drawings of Chr. H. Grosch. The porch is topped by a roof and the church spire has a wind wing dating from 1719. The church was originally painted red but was first painted white in 1883 when the church was repaired after hurricane damage. In the years 1944-45, the church was in turn used as a German command centre, as a quarter for the Norwegian forces and as temporary accommodation for civilians.

Information on the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it was marked on a map of the 1880s. According to epigraphic data, it existed at the end of the 19th century, and it was operating till WWII. The Jewish population numbered 647 people (16,9% of the total population) in 1930. Kitsman’ was occupied by the German-Romanian troops on July 5, 1941. On July 9, 1941, 27 Jewish intellectuals were executed. In October 1941, 560 Jews were deported to Transnistria. Eight Jewish families survived.

Kjeldebotn church in Narvik is a wooden church built in 1956. The architect of the church is A./L.Bugge.

A church built on this site in 1763 gradually became too small and was demolished leaving room for the construction of the present church dating from 1883.

The Kjose church is a long church dating from 1850. Kjose has had a church since the Middle Ages. A stave church was replaced by a wooden church in 1606, before the present church, also made of wood, was established in 1850.

The Kjøllefjord church was the first church to be rebuilt in Finnmark after the war. It was built in stone according to the plans of the architect Finn Bryn in 1951, and thanks to a monetary donation from Denmark who gave money for the reconstruction of two "thank you churches" to replace the houses of worship that the Germans burned down. The money went to the church in Salla in Finland and the church in Kjøllefjord in Norway.

The Kjølsdalen church is a wooden church completed in 1940. The church was built according to the same plans as the Hildrestranda Chapel in Haram. The drawings were made by architect Hans Fredrik Crawfurd-Jensen. During the New Year's hurricane of 1992, the church was severely damaged and almost blown over by the wind. After extensive repair work and the installation of steel beams, the church was better protected against similar damage in the future.

The Kjølstad church is a brick "working church" that was built in 1986 and designed by architect Aksel Fronth.

The Kjøpsvik church was built in 1975 next to a church from 1887, which was demolished at the same time. The old church was poorly maintained and it was difficult to keep warm in the winter. In 1966, it was therefore decided to build a new church rather than restore the old one, which was only 79 years old at the time.

Kladruby Monastery is a former Benedictine monastery founded in 1115 by the Czech prince Vladislav I, in 1421 it was destroyed by the Hussites, it was restored in its entirety in the 18th century and then abolished in 1785 during the Josephine reforms. Jan Santini Aichel (1677-1723), the architect of the 18th-century restoration, created here one of the masterpieces of his characteristic Baroque-Gothic style.