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The church on Marian Square is a kind of "opening act" for the visitors of Trenčín Castle. It is located about halfway to it, so it is a nice place to catch your breath and at the same time look around the town. There are nice views of the opposite Piarist Church, the City Tower or the pavilions of nearby buildings.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin of Châtillon-sur-Broué is a half-timbered church in the Champagne region. Dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, it has an interesting double bell tower, portico and 19th century stained glass windows.

The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos was built in 1842. Croatian nationalists (Ustasha) mined and demolished the bell tower in early 1942 and the rest of the church was burned in 1944. The church, in a state of ruin, was completely rebuilt from 1988 to 2010, when the dome and vaults were completed.

The church of the Panagia in Meskla was built in 1972. It was built behind the medieval church of Panagia, which was erected in the 14th century on the ruins of a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Demeter.

The church of Panagia Throniotissa was built at the beginning of the 14th century in the centre of the village of Thronos.

The church of Parigoritissa was founded in the 13th century and was built in two phases. Originally, the despot Michael II had built a smaller temple (1205-1271), but the building has since disappeared. Then, Michael's son, Nikephoros I (1266 / 68-1297) modified the plans and created the current monument.

The Church of the Premonstratensians, dedicated to the "Sorrowful Mother", is a Roman Catholic church built from 1741 to 1766. The church belonged to a Premonstratensian monastery which was dissolved in 1948 and whose building now houses the Mihai Eminescu National College of Oradea.

The wooden church of the old Bârsana monastery was built around 1711 and has interior paintings dating back to 1806. In 1999, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List along with seven other wooden churches of Maramureş, a county of northern Romania.

The church of the Theotokos or church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Sklaverochori dates from the 14th century. It preserves frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries from the Constantinople School of Hagiography. Behind the church is the local cemetery of Sklaverochori.

The church of the Presentation of Virgin Mary (Eisodia tis Theotokou) is in the central square of Piskopiano, just a few meters away from the church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour.