Hedalen Stave Church
The Hedalen Stav church is a cross church, originally a single nave church (long church), whose foundation dates back to around 1165. Originally, the church only included the western part of the nave.
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Begnadalen Church
Begnadalen church is a long wooden church dating from 1964. The interior and furniture date from the time of construction and most of them are made of unpainted pine. The alternative is covered with plaques decorated by the painter Anders Ragnvald Andersen.
Nes Church
The Nes church in Ringerike is an octagonal central church made of turned wood dating from 1860. The church was designed by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church was extended in 1928 when it received a new porch in the west and a new choir with a sacristy in the east, both with gable roofs.
Leirskogen Church
The Leirskogen church is a long church dating from 1924. Originally the church was a chapel, but in 1995 the parish council decided that the church should be an ordinary building. Materials from the oldest school building in the village, Skulehuset, were used in the construction of the chapel, and today it is the nave of the church building.
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