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St. Wenceslas Cathedral was founded in the 12th century in the Romanesque style and was later rebuilt in the Gothic style. At the beginning of the 16th century, a presbytery from the early Baroque period was founded. At the end of the 19th century, the church underwent a radical reconstruction in the neo-Gothic style that gave it its present appearance.

The Olsker church, built in the 12th century, is the highest of Bornholm's four round churches. The defensive architecture of this church has been carefully designed, with extremely narrow stairs to access the upper floors, preventing intruders from capturing the structure. Restorations were carried out in 1934 and 2004.

The Olsvik church is a concrete church built in the shape of a square from 1990. The church has an altar carpet made by Else Marie Jakobsen and 32 stained glass windows painted by Kjell Nupen.

Oltedal church is a brick church that was built in 2002. The church has a rectangular plan and was architect Olav Urstad.

The realization of the cemetery is a collaboration between Mosque Omar Ibn Al Khattab – Almere Buiten and Mosque Abou Bakr Assadik – Almere Stad under the umbrella of the Almere Mosque Society (MGA) partnership.

The Ömeriye Mosque was established on the former Church of St. Mary of an Augustinian monastery. The upper part, up to the middle of the window height, was destroyed, probably by Turkish cannonading during the siege of Nicosia in 1570. Later, the Turks completed the walls and covered the building and the vestibule with a wooden roof. The interior of the church was covered with plaster, while the exterior of the minaret was added on the north side.

Onarheim church is a wooden church from 1893. It replaced a former church that the municipality had taken over from private ownership in 1863, but which had become too small.

Immediately after the Second World War, the growing municipality of Brunssum felt the need to establish two new parishes in addition to many new houses. JGA Haan was appointed building pastor on 23 August 1946. The Fatima parish was founded on 1 February 1947, but due to a building ban due to mine subsidence, construction could not take place at the planned location. However, a temporary wooden church was built with a stone facade, with a porch and a roof turret on the gable in the style of the Delft School, designed by architect Stefan Dings. The temporary church was converted into a parish house in 1954, to be demolished in 1978. The parish development was tackled vigorously by building schools, establishing the scouting club and a harmony. In 1948, a statue of Our Lady of Fatima was blessed, which served as a street scene. A cycling race was also named after Fatima. Pastor Haan tried to promote Fatima worship inside and outside his parish. The church was to become a 'great monument of Our Lady for the miners', according to LP Schols in 1947. Funds were raised for the new church, with the municipal government, the State and Oranje-Nassau mines also donating a lot of money.

The current church with freestanding bell tower dates from 1951 and replaced an older building. It was delivered together with a sacristan's house. Later a multifunctional conference centre was added, and a cooled auditorium.

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder is an old 17th century Catholic church-house converted into a museum in 1888.