Sorunda is a
locality situated in
Nynäshamn Municipality,
Stockholm County
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,
Sweden
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with 1,307 inhabitants in 2010.
It is the hometown of
Ulla Akselson,
Moa Martinsson
Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of ...
, and
Harry Martinsson.
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.
Gallery
File:SorundaChurch triptych.jpg, Interior view of Sorunda church
File:SorundaChurch 2triptych.jpg, Altarpiece by Hermen Rode
File:SorundaChurch side1.jpg, Exterior view, detail
References
External links
Populated places in Nynäshamn Municipality
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