Ydre Municipality

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Ydre Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town of Österbymo.The municipality was created through the local government reform of 1952, when six former entities were united. The name was taken from the old Ydre Hundred. Its area remained unchanged by the reform of 1971.LocalitiesThere are 3 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Ydre Municipality.In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.SightsAt least two churches have a medieval foundation: The Asby Church in Asby, and Torpa Church on the countryside. There is also an attractive church from the 18th century, Norra Vi Church, located just by lake Sommen.