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The Reformed Church consists of the late Gothic choir of the otherwise demolished medieval parish church. Five-sided closed, brick building with an octagonal, wooden dome tower on the west facade. Restored 1931. The inventory includes: a pulpit with baptismal fence and pews, 17th century; two fronts of pews with arch panels, 17th century; a copper crown, a copper lectern and candle arm, all 17th or 18th century. Bell tower with bell by H. van Trier, 1581, diam. 55.5 cm.

Neo-Gothic church, situated on a hill and therefore visible from far. Replaced an earlier church. Expansion, including a tower, 1910 after a design by J. van Gils.

The Dutch Reformed Church is a brick, late Gothic cruciform church, the nave of which was brought to the same height as the mid-15th century choir around 1500. Attached sacristy with rose window from around 1500. Interior: the choir separated from the nave by a narrow triumphal arch on wall columns. Oak pulpit with arched panels. XVII A. Tower probably from the first half of the 15th century, half built into the nave around 1500. The flat tower with high entrance niche, consisting of an entrance with a basket-handle arch and two pointed arch niches above it, merges into an octagon. Octagonal staircase tower. On the south side traces of a vaulted baptismal chapel. Single-manual organ, probably made by L. de Backer around 1760. Placed in Gapinge in 1903.

Dutch Reformed Church. The building consists of the probably late 15th century choir of the medieval parish church with five-sided closure. On the north side a transept chapel, first half 14th century. On the south side probably a disposition according to the "Haagse hallesysteem", of which only the eastern part is still present, 15th century. The south wall of the western part of this layout has been preserved as a ruin. On the west side an extension from 1728 with polygonal closure. Wooden bell tower with dome-shaped crowning, built after demolition of the medieval tower, 1829. The building was restored around 1965. The inventory includes: a pulpit, 17th century; a lord's pew, around 1700; three copper crowns, 17th century. Furthermore a copper lectern, 17th century and a fragment of a hard stone, Gothic baptismal font. Tombstone, 1616 and 10 later tombstones. In the tower a bell by Pieter Waghevens, 1518. Against the west side of the church a burial vault of the Fabricius van Heukelum family. Single manual organ, built in 1779 by Gideon Thomas Bätz. Restored in 1997 by AH de Graaf. In the wooden bell tower a bell by P. Waghevens, 1518, diam. 72.8 cm. Mechanical tower clock B. Eijsbouts, Asten, 1938, no. 1246, later fitted with electric winding.

The St. Mary's Church is one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Groningen. According to dendrochronological (dating of tree rings) research of the oak wood, the church dates back to around 1237. The monastic mounds and remnants of a Norman gate are witnesses of this age.

In a list of monasteries from the beginning of the 10th century, Westerwijtwerd is mentioned under the name "Widuvurd." The name is later written as Wietwerd and finally Westerwijtwerd, where the distinguished family of Ewsum built a church dedicated to Mary.

The St. Mary's Church is a fine example of a late Romanesque building. The oldest part dates from the second half of the 13th century.

Mariakyrkan is the oldest building in Sigtuna of those still in use. It holds memories and treasures from the history of the city and its inhabitants for more than 750 years. The, or rather the choir and the associated monastery was inaugurated on 15 August (Virgin Mary's Ascension Day) 1247/48 and in the middle of the 1250s the nave was also completed. In what was then Sweden, it was the first time the technology was used to burn bricks.

Marianów Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery, later transformed into a residence for Pomeranian noblemen. Built in the second half of the 13th century, the original buildings of the monastery were probably made of wood and were later rebuilt in brick. In 1549 and 1637, fires damaged the monastery and it was left as it was. In the 19th century, the west wing of the former monastery was rebuilt, the west span of the church nave was also dismantled and a tower was built there.

Mariastern Abbey is a Trappist Abbey founded in the 19th century in Banja Luka. It is the only abbey with Trappist monks in Southeastern Europe. The ensemble consists of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the monastery buildings.