The Heli Church is a long church completed in 2001. It was built after the old church burnt down in 1996. The church is traditional in its exterior form and has about the same area as the old one.
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Spydeberg Church is a long church dating from 1844. The original church on the site was a medieval stone church, probably built in the 12th or 13th century. This building was completely burnt down in 1841. After the fire, the builder Johan Fredrich Lühr was engaged to construct a new church. At that time, Lühr was involved in the work on the Oslo palace and worked closely with the architect Linstow.
Askim Church is a wooden cruciform church dating back to 1878. Its predecessor was a Romanesque stone church from the Middle Ages. It was probably built around 1200 and is first mentioned in written sources in 1336. The present church was built in 1877-78 as a cruciform log church, based on a somewhat modified model of the Båstad church, which was designed by Christian H. Grosch.
Hovin church is a wooden long church from 1620. It is the oldest church in the municipality.
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