Hopperstad stavkirke was built around the year 1130, and it stands on its original site. The church is owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments which funded its restoration (1885-1891).
For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/141700201
Vik Church is a long wooden church built in 1877, designed by the architect Haakon Thorsen. It replaced the Hove church and the Hopperstad Stave church as a parish church.
Hove Church is a Romanesque stone church that was probably built around the middle of the 12th century and was substantially restored by Peter A. Blix after he bought the church in 1880. In the 1880s, the half-timbered tower to the west was replaced by a square stone tower. The interior is characterised by Blix's restorations.
Kvamsøy Church is a long stone church with a chancel and a nave of equal width. The church has a gable roof covered with bricks and ridge caps on the western ridge. The church is dated to the second half of the 13th century. The nave of the church has a simple pointed arch entrance portal to the west, and in the choir there is a north portal.
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