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
Church of Sund
Church of Sund
Sund is located in Östergötland
Sund
Sund
Sund is located in Sweden
Sund
Sund
Coordinates: 57°51′46″N 15°14′46″E / 57.862778°N 15.246111°E / 57.862778; 15.246111
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland
MunicipalityYdre
Time zoneUTC+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]

References

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  1. ^ Wahlberg, Mats (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet. ISBN 91-7229-020-X. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Filén, Thure (1960). "När Ydre blev kristet och de första kyrkorna byggdes". Ydreboken (in Swedish). pp. 147–160.