Östergarnsholm

Östergarn

Östergarn

Place in Gotland, Sweden

Östergarn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœ̂sːtɛrˌɡɑːɳ])[3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.[4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Östergarn District, established on 1 January 2016.[5]

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Geography

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.[6][7] The medieval Östergarn Church is located in the socken.[8] As of 2019, Östergarn Church belongs to Östergarn parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Gammelgarn, Kräklingbo, Anga and Ala.[9][10]

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.[11] The island is about 200 ha (490 acres).[6] Along the southern coast is the Sandviken Natura 2000 nature reserve with its long, sandy beach.[12][13]

One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10815 Östergarn, is named after this place.[14]

Climate

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References

  1. [1]
    Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1947–1955). "Östergarn socken". Svensk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden.
  2. [2]
    "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 30.
  4. [4]
    The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database.
  5. [5]
    "Förordning om district" [Regulation of districts] (PDF). Ministry of Finance. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. [6]
    Henriksson, Greta. "Östergarn". www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Östergarn". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. [8]
    Enderborg, Bernt. "Östergarns kyrka" [Östergarn Church]. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. [9]
    "Församlingar på Gotland". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Visby stifts indelning 2018". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Church of Sweden. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Grogarnsberget Nature Reserve". www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. [12]
    Enderborg, Bernt. "Sandviken". www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  13. [13]
    "Sandviken SE0340164" (PDF). www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  14. [14]
    "10815 Ostergarn (1993 FU32)". NASA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  15. [15]
    "SMHI Open Data Precipitation for Östergarnsholm D" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (Hoburg code 6855).
  16. [16]
    "Monthly and Yearly Statistics" (in Swedish). SMHI. 15 November 2020.


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