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Brønnøy Church is a medieval cruciform church of unpolished natural stone with a tower built into the west gable. The church burned down in 1772 and again in 1866, when it was struck by lightning on Christmas Eve, but was rebuilt and consecrated in 1870. During the rebuilding, the walls were raised somewhat and the old chancel was demolished. The present main form of the church is in accordance with H. A. Mosling's drawings of 1868-70.

Brøstad church is a wooden church completed in 1937. The architects of the church are Bersvend Thoresen Elvevold and Martin Jakobsen.

The church in Brøttum is a cruciform church dating from 1790. The church has a tower in the middle of the cross and was panelled and painted on the outside in 1841. The church hall is characterised by several restorations. In 1885-88 the church received new pews and in 1952 new windows and doors and the walls were tilted.

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the 16th century. The earliest preserved gravestone relates to the mid-19th century. According to epigraphic data, the cemetery was operating till WWII. The site was fenced by ESJF in 2018.

Bud Church is a wooden church dating from 1717, restored in the 1830s after a fire. There used to be a Stave church in the town, but it burned down in 1709 after a lightning strike. During the Second World War, the tower was destroyed by German soldiers as it was an obstacle to access to the Ergan coastal fort, which was located near the church. The tower was kept in a barn until it was replaced in 1947.

Budal church is a wooden church built in 1754. The church was built in a Y-shaped design, which is quite rare in Norway.

Information on the cemetery’s establishment is not available, but according to epigraphic data, it already existed at the beginning of the 19th century. It is marked on maps from the 1880s. Presumably, the cemetery was operating until WWII.

The Buddhapadipa Temple is a Thai Buddhist temple built in London in the 1980s. Inside the temple hall, the walls are covered with murals by the artists Chalermchai Kositpipat and Panya Vijinthanasarn in a surrealist style. In the hall, there is also a large shrine built for the Buddha. The property also includes a house, a pond and several bridges.

With a growing Buddhist population, in in 2003 a Buddhist cemetery was inaugurated within the area of the Vienna Central Cemetery, and included the building of a stupa.

The Buddhist House was built in 1924, making it the oldest Buddhist temple in Western Europe. The complex was designed by Max Meyer for the physicist Paul Dahlke. The German Dharmaduta Society (GDS) acquired the property from Paul Dahlke's heirs in 1957 and transformed it into a Buddhist Vihara (monastery) with monks. Today, the "Buddhist House" is a national cultural property and is a listed building.