The Geitastrand church was built in 1859, making it the first church built in the village. Before the Geitastrand church was built, the nearest church was on the other side of the fjord, in Viggja. In 1950-51, extensive restoration work was carried out inside the church.
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The Orkanger Church is a long church dating from 1892. Initially, the church was characterised by the Swiss chalet style, but the façade was simplified somewhat in 1950 when the church was re-panelled and the tower was modified. The church changed its colour several times from brown to yellow and then from brown to white (in 1991).
Børsa Church is a wooden church dating from 1857. The architect of the building was Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801-1865). The bell-tower is to the west and the choir is to the east. The choir is polygonal in shape. The altarpiece is dated around 1730 and was painted by Sigismund Wagner.
Byneset Church is a Romanesque stone church dating from the Middle Ages. It is first mentioned in written sources in 1252. In 1646 the church underwent a restoration in which the choir arch was widened and the church was given new pews. The 16th-century frescoes on the north and east walls were discovered in the 1960s and 1970s.
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