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The church of St. Imre dates from the 13th century but the present building was built by the Franciscans between 1720 and 1743. In 1833, the tower next to the sanctuary was demolished and in 1866 a modern 52-metre-high bell tower was built, which currently has four bells.

The church of St. Jacob is first mentioned in 1334. The church was rebuilt between 1794 and 1796 with the help of the parish. The remaining walls and ceiling were whitewashed, thus hiding the remains of some frescoes that could not be restored. The floors of the worship space were covered with marble slabs. In 1979 two new bells were installed, which were electrified in 1985. In 1991, all the exterior plaster of the church was removed and a new one was made, which was then repainted.

The Church of St. James was founded for German and Flemish settlers in the early 13th century. Originally a Romanesque church, it was rebuilt into a Gothic church (14th-16th centuries) and later reorganized in a neo-Gothic style (1870-1878). In 2001, an underground ossuary (the second biggest one in Europe) was discovered and is now open to the public.

The church of St. James the Apostle in Więcławice dates back to 1340. The most recentreconstruction was performed in the 18th century and in 1757 the church was consecrated.

The Church of St. James the Elder and St. Nicholas was built in the 13th and 14th centuries as a Franciscan church. The year 1806 marked the dissolution of the Franciscan order and the conversion of the church into a civil building such as a grammar school in 1859.

The Church of St. James the Elder is a Gothic church built between the 14th and 15th centuries. Over the years, the church has been repaired and partially rebuilt several times. The roof was repaired in 1650 and after two hundred years, slate was once again chosen for the roof. Frequent repairs were necessary for the north tower, which was struck by lightning on several occasions. The last complete restoration of the church dates back to the 1940s. In 1995, together with other monuments in the historic centre of Kutná Hora, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The parish was founded in the 13th century and since its inception has been administered by priests from the Premonstratensian order, who founded in 1121 Norbert.

The parish church of St. James the Elder and Catherine of Alexandria in Raciechowice was built in 1720 on the site of the previous church from the 17th century, from which the presbytery was probably used.

The Baroque church of St. James was built in the 18th century on top of an older church first mentioned in 1276. The present church burned down twice: in 1814 and in 1882. The tower was built from the old church and according to the design of F. Tomašek from Dubnica, it was rebuilt after 1816. On 7 July 1944 Dubnica was bombed due to the presence of Skoda factories. The church was damaged but repaired in the 1960s.

The Church of St. James was built from 1309 to the 15th century and is one of the most important examples of the brick architecture of the Baltic Sea basin. Managed by Cistercians and then Benedictines, it became a Protestant church in the years 1557-1667, and only became a Catholic parish church in the 19th century.