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The church in Bragernes, designed by Ernst Norgrenn, was consecrated in 1871. The church became the most sumptuous and richly designed church in the country after the Trinity Church in Oslo from 1858. The church in Bragernes is built in unpolished red brick in a neo-gothic style.

Erected as a royal church at the beginning of the 17th century, it took the place of an earlier church that was built in the 12th century. All that Magnus Brahe retained from the older church was the beautifully ornamented door to the sacristy.

The original parish church of Brampton lies within the site of a Roman fort about a mile west of the centre of the town. The church is of early date but it is difficult to be precise about its age. The churchyard contains some well preserved 17th century gravestones.

Modern church without tower in the large, northern expansion district of Kattenbroek. Until 2010 in shared use by the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Martinus in Hoogland.

The Brandval church is a wooden church dating from 1651 and is the only 17th-century church in Norway where period wooden vaults are preserved. It was given a Gothic Revival style when it was rebuilt in 1876-77 and was given a pulpit and an altarpiece from the 1600s during another restoration in 1965-67.

Bråstad Church is a wooden church that was built in 1963. The church has a long plan and was designed by the architect Per Nordan. The font probably dates from the early 1800s and was located in the old Hunn church, which was demolished in 1880.

Only few remains are still preserved from the Gothic basilica of the 14th century and today’s church bears the signs of the changes it underwent in the 15th century. The aisles were subject to multiple transformations: the southern arcades were demolished and the wall was heightened. Particularly interesting are the arcades preserved on the northern side featuring profiled columns and various capitals. In order to stand against attacks, the church was fortified: a defence floor was built above the chancel and a battlement walk on the bell tower. Moreover the assembly was surrounded by defence wall with a five-level gate tower. A community house was constructed later on in 1906 by using material left from the partial dismantling of the defence wall.

The church in Bratsberg was built in 1850 by Ole Henriksen after drawings by Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow. The old church, which stands about 1.5 km to the northeast, was probably a stave church. It was demolished shortly before 1663. Then a new church was erected over the town, with a Y-shaped plan. In 1845 the church was considered to be in poor condition, hence the construction of the new one.

Brattvåg Church is a modernist church that was built in 1977 according to the design of architect Aksel Fronth.

Brattvær Church is a long church dating from 1917. The church tower was repaired in 1978 with a new copper roof. The church was restored in 1987 and received, among other things, a new extension for the toilets.