Ydre Municipality, Rural municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden.
Description
Ydre Municipality is a rural area in Östergötland County characterized by pine forests, farmland, and Lake Sommen. Three main settlements - Österbymo, Hestra, and Rydsnäs - serve as population centers throughout the municipality.
History
The municipality formed in 1952 when a governmental restructuring merged six separate administrative areas into one unit. Its name comes from the ancient Ydre Hundred, a medieval administrative division of the region.
Culture
Local folklore speaks of trolls and giants from medieval times who resisted the spread of Christianity across the land. These stories remain woven into the region's identity and continue to shape how people understand their surroundings.
Practical
A car is needed to explore this area, as public transportation is limited throughout the region. The three main settlements serve as good starting points for visiting the surrounding forests and lake.
Did you know?
Naturum Sommen on Torpön Island combines a natural history museum with an educational center focused on local ecosystems. It offers visitors a unique way to understand the lake's ecology and the region's biodiversity.
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16.7 km
Skurugata
21.2 km
Norra Kvill National Park
23.2 km
Tidersrum Church
15.9 km
Torpa Church
12.3 km
Askeryd
17.2 km
Naturum Sommen
20.4 km
Askeryds kyrka
16.7 km
Malexander Church
18.5 km
Sund Church
474 m
Smedstorps dubbelgård
12.9 km
Marbäck Church
23.3 km
Svinhult Church
14.7 km
Råås kvarn
10.3 km
Illernområdet
21.4 km
Rocks mosse
11.1 km
Södra Bråta
20.1 km
Torpön
10.4 km
Sund
983 m
Sjövik
10 km
Domareken, Bjerkeryd
25.9 km
Stara cerkev v Svinhultu
14.7 km
Sm 132, Rickelstorp
22.8 km
Askeryds kyrkas orgel by Jonas Wistenius
16.8 km
Östergötlands runinskrifter 215
11.6 km
Säby kyrka
23.8 km
Sund 145:1
2.3 km
Malexanders kyrkas orgel av Åkerman & Lund
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