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 Norra Sundsjön and Södra Sundsjön.
Sund | |
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Church of Sund | |
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Coordinates: 57.862778°N 15.246111°E / 57.862778; 15.246111 | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland |
Municipality | Ydre |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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]
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