Ytterlännäs Parish () 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 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" # 30em Term Notes1 Herr Lars I1542 to 15572 Herr Nils15823 Olaus Nicolai1593 to 15964 Johannes Claudii15995 Sanderus Erici1599 to 16076 Herr Lars II1613 to 16337 Nils Persson1636 to 16378 Olaus Erici Rufinius1637 to 16729 Laurentius Christophori Hornæus (1645–1719)1672 to 1719In 1675 he was responsible for the Torsåker witch trials which was the largest witch-hunt in Sweden's history.10 Lars Larsson Hornæus1719 to 175111Jöns Hornæus1773 to 177812 Petrus Jonæ Öman (1719–1796)1780 to 179613 Israel Edenmark1796 to 181214 Daniel Orstadius1812 to 182015 Per Nordenmark1820 to 183316 Olof Grafström1833 to 183517 Nils Erik Höglund (1781–1838)1836 to 183818 Israel Israelsson Näslund III (1796–1858)1841 to 185819 Carl Gustaf Isak Jonas Oscar Stjernberg (1812–1901)1862 to 1901
Music directors "Kyrkomusiker i Ytterlännäs" # Image Cantor Term Notes1Anton Julius Winblad (1828–1901)1851 to 18662 Erik Olof Boding1866 to 18753Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852–1927)1876 to 1912He was born in Grfbyn in Loos parish (now Hälsingland) on May 17, 1852.4 Nikolaus Bölin1913 to 19475 Thorvald Johannesson1948 to 19786 Ulla-Marie Nilsson1979 to 2016
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External links
Ytterlännäs at Flickr The Old Church - history, presentation, activities