Øyestad Church is a long Gothic church built in stone around 1200. The east wall was probably demolished in the 17th century and a wooden choir was built. The church was destroyed by fire on 18 May 1900. The choir, sacristy, tower, altarpiece and pulpit were destroyed as well as the paintings on the walls. The church was restored and rededicated in 1902.
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The church of Engene, built in 1849, was probably the first Swiss-style building in Sørlandet. It was built according to the plans of the architect Wilhelm Hanstein.
The church of Bjorbekk was built in 1884 by the architect J. C. Reuter. The organ dates from 1876 and was built by the Danish-Norwegian Claus Jensen. It was originally built for the Trinity Church in Arendal, but was moved to the church in Bjorbekk when the church in Arendal was demolished and replaced by the present church in 1888.
Fjære Church is a long stone church from the 12th century. It has a rectangular nave, a narrower and lower chancel with a semicircular end, an apse and a tower over the porch to the west. The south portal of the nave has features that indicate that it was made in the early 12th century, and the head that marks the top of the arch is the oldest round stone carving in Norway. The church in Fjære was restored in 1930 by Holger Sinding-Larsen.
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