Sund, Ydre

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Sund is a hamlet in Ydre Municipality in the South Swedish highlands. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality means "narrow"{{cite book |last1=Wahlberg |first1=Mats |title=Svenskt ortnamnslexikon |date=2003 |publisher=Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet |location=Uppsala |isbn=91-7229-020-X |page= |url=https://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1529494467246/Svenskt%20ortnamnslexikon.pdf |accessdate=April 30, 2019|language=Swedish}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Filén |first1=Thure|chapter=När Ydre blev kristet och de första kyrkorna byggdes |title=Ydreboken |date=1960|language=Swedish|pages=147–160}} This church is described by Rääf as having stone arches, however it burned down in arson in 1631 and was rebuilt shortly afterward.

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Category:Populated lakeshore places in Sweden

Category:Populated places in Ydre Municipality

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