Sund, Ydre Explained

Official Name:Sund
Pushpin Map:Sweden Östergötland#Sweden
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Östergötland
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ydre
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.8628°N 15.2461°W

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wahlberg . Mats . Svenskt ortnamnslexikon . 2003 . Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet . Uppsala . 91-7229-020-X . April 30, 2019. Swedish.
  2. Book: Filén . Thure. När Ydre blev kristet och de första kyrkorna byggdes . Ydreboken . 1960. Swedish. 147–160.