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The Church of St John the Baptist was probably built in the third quarter of the 13th century, making it one of the oldest churches in Järva County. The stone church was preceded by a wooden church built by the Danes. Originally it was a Gothic-style church with a single nave and no tower. The neo-Gothic tower was not built according to the design of Johann Gottfried Mühlhausen until 1881.

The Church of St John the Baptist is a log and shingle sacred building in the village of Orawka. It is part of a group of wooden churches typical of the province of Małopolska.

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The church of St John (Agios Ioannis) in Episkopi was painted in the second half of the 14th century. The church has some tombs and an arcosolium which could belong to the founders and renovators.

The church of Saint-Léonard is one of the wooden churches to the south of Małopolska. Built in the 15th century on the site of an old church from the 12th and 13th centuries, it has a Gothic style and many interior paintings.

The architect of the church is Jean-Louis Sourdeau and the sculptures, carved directly in concrete, are the work of Carlo Sarrabezolles. The church was inaugurated in 1935. The church as a whole was registered as a historical monument in 1991.

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The Church of St Mary and All Saints was built in the 14th century and is in Gothic style. Its north transept was rebuilt in 1769. The church underwent extensive renovations in 1843 and 1896/8. The church's famous twisted spire dates from around 1362. Legend has it that the church spire turned when trying to look at a bride, surprised that she was a virgin. Other stories see it as an act of the devil. It is now believed that the twisting of the spire was caused by the lead expanding faster on the south (sunny) side than on the north side of the tower, resulting in uneven expansion and contraction.

The parish church of St Mary Magdalene was built in 1606 and is one of the typical wooden churches of the Małopolska province in southern Poland. The building, which is no longer used for worship, now houses the Władysław Orkan Regional Museum.

The Church of St Mary Magdalene was first built as a wooden monastery chapel around 1260 during the reign of Archbishop Albert II of Riga (1253-1273). In 1591, large-scale renovations were carried out in the church building, the visual aspect changed: new windows were installed, new paintings were applied. Between 1621 and 1710, under the Swedish occupation, Catholicism was banned and the monastery and church were therefore destroyed. Between 1632 and 1639, the church was restored and transformed into a Swedish garrison Lutheran church. In 1710, during the siege of Riga, the building burned down and Tsar Peter I of Russia ordered the restoration of the church and handed it over to the Orthodox, renaming it St. Peter's Church. The church thus obtained its present form in 1746. The church was finally given back to Catholic worship in 1922.