Bønsnes Church
Bønsnes church is a long medieval stone church built in 1100. In the 16th century the church fell into ruins and was not put back into use until the 18th century, the century of its restoration in its present form.
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Hole Church
The Hole church was built in the Middle Ages as a long stone church. In the 17th century the church was extended with a wooden part to the west, but in the 18th century this part, together with the choir and sacristy, was demolished and replaced by three wooden arms and the sacristy to the east. After a thunderbolt in 1943, the church burned down, leaving only the stone walls in the medieval part of the church. The church was rebuilt according to the plans of the architect Finn Bryn, and was completed in 1950.
Tyristrand Church
The Tyristrand church is a rectangular wooden church designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch in 1855. The windows are gable-shaped and are connected in series of three. On each side of the porch, there are extensions dating from 1971. The interior of the church is in Swiss and neo-Gothic style.
Ask kapell
The Ask Chapel was built in 1936-37 and designed by the architect L. W. Wilhelmsen. The woodcarvings were made by the famous visual artist Ståle Kyllingstad (1903-1987).
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