The old church in Veøy is a long medieval stone church built around the year 1200. Veøy Old Church is often compared to the two other central stone churches in Møre og Romsdal: Borgund Church and Tingvoll Church. The exterior is Romanesque and the interior dates from the post-reformation period. The church functioned as a parish church until 1907.
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The Veøy church was built in 1907 and designed by the architect Karl Martin Norum. The church has the characteristics of Dragestil's churches. Most of the churches that were built at that time are white, but this one is red with white windows and doors. Inside, the church is painted with a combination of shades of brown. The same ochre colours are found in much of the interior. Sometimes a slightly cooler colour is used for decorative details, blue, red, green and gold.
Sekken Church was built in 1908 as a traditional Norwegian wooden church. Inside, the church has not changed since it was built in 1908.
The new church in Rødven was designed by J.Z.M. Kielland in 1907 to replace the Stave church below. The new church was built in slatted planks and its exterior is panelled and painted red with white and green trim. The church was given "Dragestil" forms and aisle-shaped naves. Above the main entrance there is a tower with a simple, tall and slender capital.
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