The Vartdal church was built in 1876 and inaugurated one year later. The architects of the church, Wilhelm von Hanno and Heinrich Ernst Schirmer, were clearly inspired by the church in Ørsta (built in 1864). Due to storm damage, the church had to be reinforced in 1879.
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The Hareid church, inaugurated in 1877, is characterized by a Swiss-style (Sveitserstil), neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque, with a particularly rich interior. The altarpiece is a wood carving made by Anders Smith in 1660 and painted by Caspar Skildrer in 1675. In 1977 it was partly discovered and partly painted by Odd Nøss. The glass painting of the choir was designed by Jørgen Skaare.
The Ørsta church was built in 1864 and designed by the architects Schirmer and von Hanno. The church is recognisable by its bell tower with a curved baroque roof. The interior has a characteristic roof construction and ornaments inspired by the Urnes stave church.
The church in Ulstein is an elongated octagonal church dating from 1849. The first plans for a new church in Ulstein were probably made by Christian H. Grosch in 1848. Grosch's designs used characteristic Stave church forms on an octagonal plan building. The octagonal plan form was part of a local tradition in the North West and in Sør-Trøndelag and Grosch incorporated this tradition from the proposals he received. Grosch's design was not used in the final construction. The church in Ulstein is recorded as the eighth most visited church in Norway.
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