Sund, Ydre
Sund is a hamlet in Ydre Municipality in the South Swedish highlands. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality means "narrow"[1] referring to its position at the bottleneck position between and .
According to Leonhard Fredrik Rääf the church in Sund was built in the 12th century.[2] This church is described by Rääf as having stone arches, however it burned down in arson in 1631 and was rebuilt shortly afterward.[2]
References[]
- ^ Wahlberg, Mats (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet. ISBN 91-7229-020-X. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ a b Filén, Thure (1960). "När Ydre blev kristet och de första kyrkorna byggdes". Ydreboken (in Swedish). pp. 147–160.
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- Villages in Sweden
- Populated lakeshore places in Sweden
- Populated places in Ydre Municipality
- Östergötland County geography stubs