The Lomen Stave Church is thought to have been built in the second half of the 12th century. The church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1779. It stopped being used daily in 1914.
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The church of Lomen was built in masonry in 1914. The church is characterized by neo-Romanesque and New Baroque forms with elements of Art Nouveau. The interior is well done and well preserved from the period of construction, except for the colours, which are from 1957.
The church of Vestre Slidre, or "Slidredomen", is a stone church probably built in the 13th century. It has a rectangular nave and a slightly lower and narrower choir. The interior bears the mark of the 18th century when the choir arch and the windows were enlarged and the church received new furniture.
The Hegge stave church was built in the first half of the 13th century and is one of the stave churches that are still in use as a parish church. The church has undergone great changes since its construction. The church is characterized by the restoration in 1924-25, which was planned by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The interior, which was restored in the 1920s, has lost all its medieval features.
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