Sorunda

Sorunda

Sorunda

Place in Södermanland, Sweden

Sorunda is a locality situated in Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 1,307 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is the hometown of Ulla Akselson, Moa Martinsson, and Harry Martinsson.

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Sorunda church

Sorunda church is an unusually large, medieval church. Its history goes back to the 12th century with major additions made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The church contains burial chapels for local aristocratic families and several interior details dating from the Middle Ages, notably an unusually fine wooden sculpture by Hermen Rode.[2][3]

  • Interior view of Sorunda church
  • Altarpiece by Hermen Rode
  • Exterior view, detail

References

  1. [1]
    "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Sorunda church". Visit Nynäshamn. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Sorunda kyrka" (PDF) (in Swedish). sorundakyrka.se. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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