Ytterlännäs parish


Ytterlännäs is a parish in the Diocese of Härnösand in Västernorrland County, Sweden. Ytterlännäs parish contains Sweden's oldest continuous choir.

History

Ytterlännäs parish, in the province of Ångermanland, belonged to the Archdiocese of Uppsala in the Middle Ages, but has been part of the Diocese of Härnösand since the diocese's formation in 1647. The two churches of the parish, the old one from the early 13th century, and the new one, built from 1848 to 1854, are located between the communities of Nyland and Bollstabruk, within Kramfors Municipality.
The Ytterlännäs Old Church dates from the 13th century and features medieval vaults, wall-paintings and wooden sculptures. It has baroque furnishings that include two galleries. The Ytterlännäs Madonna is an example of the work from the Hälsingland workshop of :sv:Haaken Gulleson|Haaken Gulleson. The church is in an excellent state of preservation from being unused since 1854.
The Ytterlännäs New Church was completed in 1854 and is an example of the Tegnér barn style.

Assistant vicars

"Komministrar i Ytterlännäs"
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1Herr Lars I1542 to 1557
2Herr Nils1582
3Olaus Nicolai1593 to 1596
4Johannes Claudii1599
5Sanderus Erici1599 to 1607
6Herr Lars II1613 to 1633
7Nils Persson1636 to 1637
8Olaus Erici Rufinius1637 to 1672
9Laurentius Christophori Hornæus 1672 to 1719In 1675 he was responsible for the Torsåker witch trials which was the largest witch-hunt in Sweden's history.
10Lars Larsson Hornæus1719 to 1751
11Jöns Hornæus1773 to 1778
12Petrus Jonæ Öman 1780 to 1796
13Israel Edenmark1796 to 1812
14Daniel Orstadius1812 to 1820
15Per Nordenmark1820 to 1833
16Olof Grafström1833 to 1835
17Nils Erik Höglund 1836 to 1838
18Israel Israelsson Näslund III 1841 to 1858
19Carl Gustaf Isak Jonas Oscar Stjernberg 1862 to 1901

Music directors

"Kyrkomusiker i Ytterlännäs"
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1Anton Julius Winblad 1851 to 1866
2Erik Olof Boding1866 to 1875
3Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg 1876 to 1912He was born in Grfbyn in Loos parish on May 17, 1852.
4Nikolaus Bölin1913 to 1947
5Thorvald Johannesson1948 to 1978
6Ulla-Marie Nilsson1979 to 2016