The church in Hjartdal was completed in 1812 and built by the builder Halvor Høgkasin following the model of the three churches designed by Jarand Rønjom (the church in Åmotsdal, the church in Vinje and the church in Rauland).
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The Flatdal church was consecrated in 1654 and replaced a stave church on the site. Parts of the Stave church were reused in the church. Originally the church was a simple long church with a sliding roof, but in 1908 the church was given its present design, with a tower at the west end of the nave and a sacristy near the chancel. The interior is marked by the reconstruction of 1908.
The Mandal Chapel is a wooden building completed in 1954. It was created when Norwegian-American Ole Bringen donated $8,000 to build a church in his hometown, which he had visited at the age of 16.
Seljord Church is a stone church in Romanesque style, built between 1150 and 1180 and restored by the National Heritage Board between 1965 and 1972. The church has an elongated nave and an almost square choir with an apse. The porch to the west dates from around 1630, and the only sculptural decoration in the church is in the corner of the nave to the north-east, representing a man's head with a beard. The church is located on the road to St. Olav.
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