Haus Church is a wooden church from 1874, designed by architect Ole Vangberg. A church has existed on the site since the middle of the 14th century. The original stave church was later replaced by another church in 1613, the predecessor of the present church.
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The church in Ytre Arna is a long church from 1899 and is a copy of the Berger church from 1895 in Svelvik in Vestfold. Both churches have the same architect, Schak Bull, and date from the same period. The reason for the similarity of the churches is the industrial history of both places. The villages of Ytre Arna and Berger have been transformed into industrial sites and were both built around the textile industry.
Takvam Chapel is a long church dating from 1988. It replaced an older chapel dating from 1926 which had to be demolished due to rot damage. The building is made of wood and has 75 seats.
Arna church is a long church dating back to 1865. The architect of the church was Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. In 1846, the Danish-born industrial pioneer Peter Jebsen wanted to build a church in response to the sharp increase in the population of Arna, a booming industrial town. It is likely that it was the experience of the industrial workers with stone as a building material that was decisive for the church to be built in stone and not in wood as was the case at the time.
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