The Church of St. John the Baptist stands has been standing on the south-eastern shore of Lake Bohinj since at least 1300. The church contains frescoes by Jernej of Loka, a 16th-century painter active in the Škofja Loka region. The bell tower has an old mechanical clock.
The church of St. Duha stands on the southern shore of Lake Bohinj. The church and the bell tower were built in the Baroque style in 1743. The interior of the church was whitewashed during the renovation in 1981, although 12 frescoes were discovered there. On the external facade, on the east side of the presbytery, there is a large fresco of St. Christopher. The church has two bells.
The Church of the Holy Spirit was built in 1916 by the soldiers of the Isonzo front, during the First World War. It was designed by the Viennese architect, then Archbishop Remigius Geyling, a friend of Gustav Klimt. It is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the First World War, regardless of their origins and culture, as evidenced by the inscription Ultra cineres hostium ira non superest (Do not hate beyond the ashes of the dead).
The Church of the Assumption of Mary or "Mary on the Lake" dates from the 12th century. Located on Bled Island, it is a renowned pilgrimage center and a popular tourist attraction. On an old wooden building (probably religious), a stone construction was erected and lasted unscathed until an earthquake in 1511. The church was heavily restored in the 17th century, conferring its baroque style.
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