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Atasiene Church is a Roman Catholic church built between 1931 and 1937 on the site of a previous wooden church dating from 1804. The new church is a two-tower building with a tin roof and tiled floors. In the high altar, you can see the icon of the Mother of Sorrow.

The importance of the village of Aţel in the Middle Age results from its Gothic basilica which was built in several phases, boasting a transept, a sacristy, and a western tower. The impressive stone carvings on the pillars of the middle nave originate from the first building phase in 1380, while the rich decorated western portal might have been added in the second building phase at the beginning of the 15th century, when the fortification wall was built. In 1499 the third building phase was completed with the construction of the vaults above the naves, the heightening of the chancel and the building of the upper floors on the tower. Inside the church, beside the magnificent capitals of the pillars one can admire, the late Gothic sedilia and the finely crafted portal of the sacristy are very remarkable. The chancel boasts a pew with carvings and inlay work dating back to 1516.

The church of Ginnum dates from the twelfth century. The building now serves as a studio for visual artists. To this end, the original furniture has been removed. In the choir a red-colored mural can be seen.

The Priory of Athassel, founded at the end of the 12th century, is a former Cistercian monastery. In 1319 and 1329, Irish troops destroyed the monastery because the Anglo-Norman family of Burgo supported the monks. Later rebuilt, the monastery was destroyed again in 1447, causing it to decline because apparently the roof of the church was not rebuilt.

The Atik Mosque is the oldest mosque in Bijeljina, built between 1520 and 1566. During the Turkish-Austrian war from 1716 to 1718, the inhabitants of Bijeljina used the mosque as a defensive bastion, as they had no fortresses. The mosque of Bijeljina was later transformed into a Catholic church from 1718 to 1739 by the Austrians. In 1893 a new minaret was built, and in 1912 another Şerefe was added and raised by another 10 metres. Until the beginning of the Second World War, there was an old cemetery next to the Atik Mosque. Later the authorities prohibited burial next to the mosque.

It is known that the Atik mosque, or Sava mosque, existed before 1651. From the very name Atik, which means old in Turkish, we can conclude that it is the oldest mosque in Brcko. It was originally made of wood and has been enlarged over time due to the increase in the number of believers in the city. The entire mosque was demolished on July 17, 1992. It was renovated in 2006 in its original form.

Originated from the 13th century, the church contains a Romanesque baptismal font made by the workshop of Byzantios, a stone sculptor active in Gotland that show influences from Byzantine, hence the notname.

Atneosen Church was completed in 1882 according to architect Henrik Nissen's drawings. The church building has a well-preserved exterior with neo-Romanesque shapes. The interior is well preserved from the time of construction, but with colours from 1957.

The Atrå church replaced a stave church on the site, which had become too small and in poor condition. The church in Atrå was designed by Linstow and was consecrated in 1836. It is a wooden long church, panelled and painted. The windows have diagonal bars and original glass. A sacristy was built behind the choir in 1922-24.

The cathedral of Atri was consecrated in 1223 on a previous construction. The sober façade in white Istrian stone has a large portal in Gothic style, designed by Maestro Rainaldo, with a large rose window and a niche with a figure of the Virgin and Child. The south wall has three portals: the one on the left dates back to 1305 and was made by Rainaldo, the one in the centre dates back to 1288 with sculptures of lions and symbols of the Capetian House of Anjou-Sicily, the one on the right is dated 1302. On the left side of the church, there is a 56-metre high bell tower, the work of Antonio da Lodi in the 15th century.