Slemmestad church was completed in 1935 by the architect Ivar Næss. The church tower burned down in 2004 and was rebuilt afterwards. The organ was also lost in the fire, but it was replaced in 2007.
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The Heggedal church is a long church dating from 1931. Formerly a chapel designed by Fritz Holland, the church is close to its original appearance, except that it was painted white in 1950.
Østenstad church is a brick ‘working church’ from 1980. The church was designed by architect Harald Hille, who died in 2020.
Røyken church is a medieval long stone church built of local red granite. The nave is rectangular, but relatively short, and the choir is exceptionally long. The sacristy on the north side of the choir was built in the 1930s and is decorated by Finn Krafft. The soapstone baptismal font dates from the 13th century and the two consecration crosses on the north and south walls of the choir are also from the Middle Ages.
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