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Östergarn

Östergarn
Annas nöje, summer house in Katthammarsvik, Östergarn
Annas nöje, summer house in Katthammarsvik, Östergarn
Östergarn is located in Gotland
Östergarn
Östergarn
Coordinates: 57°25′18″N 18°51′31″E / 57.42167°N 18.85861°E / 57.42167; 18.85861Coordinates: 57°25′18″N 18°51′31″E / 57.42167°N 18.85861°E / 57.42167; 18.85861
Country Sweden
Province Gotland
County Gotland County
Municipality Gotland Municipality
Area
 • Total 28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 347
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.ostergarnslandet.com

Östergarn is a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland. Formerly a socken, on 1 January 2016, it was reconstituted into the administrative area Östergarn District.

Östergarn is situated on a peninsula on the central part of eastern Gotland. The area has several low plateaus, the two major ones are Grogarnsberget and Östergarnsberget. The medieval Östergarn Church is located in the socken.

The harbor village Katthammarsvik is on the north coast of Östergarn and the Herrvik fishing village is on the eastern tip of the peninsula. About 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Herrvik is the Östergarnsholm island with its two lighthouses. The island is about 200 ha (490 acres). Along the southern coast is the Sandviken Natura 2000 nature reserve with its long, sandy beach.

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10815 Östergarn, is named after this place.



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