Sund Church

Sund Church is a church in , . Sund Church is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Sund, Åland, Finland
  • Also known as: “Johannes döparens kyrka” and “Sund”
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kastelholm Castle and Björby Träsk.

Castle
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is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of in , , about 25 kilometres northeast of , overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm. is situated 2½ km southwest of Sund Church.

Lake
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is a lake.

Museum
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is situated 2½ km southwest of Sund Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sund and Björby.

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is a municipality in mainland . Here you can find two of the archipelago's main sights, Kastelholm castle and the ruined fortification of Bomarsund.

Village
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is a village.

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is located in the northeastern part of mainland and is the largest municipality in the province by land area. Out of 1,800 residents who live in the municipality year-round about 91 % speak Swedish as their mother tongue.

Sund Church

Latitude
60.24937° or 60° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
20.11364° or 20° 6′ 49″ east
Inception
1250
Open location code
9GG264X7+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291500954
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q5408308
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Sund Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Sund Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Johannes de Doperkerk (Sund)”
  • Dutch: “Johannes de Doperkerk”
  • Finnish: “Sundin kirkko”
  • Japanese: “スンド教会”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Sundzie”
  • Swedish: “Sunds kyrka, Åland”
  • Swedish: “Sunds kyrka”

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