Östergarn Explained

Official Name:Östergarn
Native Name:Austagan
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gotland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gotland Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gotland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gotland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:28.29
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:347
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.4217°N 18.8586°W

Östergarn (in Swedish pronounced as /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 1January 2016.[5]

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], 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 4km (02miles) northeast of Herrvik is the Östergarnsholm island with its two lighthouses.[11] The island is about 200ha. 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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Notes and References

  1. Book: Carlquist, Gunnar. Svensk Uppslagsbok. 1947–1955. Förlagshuset Norden. Malmö. 2nd. Östergarn socken . Swedish.
  2. Web site: Gotland i siffror 2015. Gotland in numbers 2015. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 12 June 2016.
  3. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 30.
  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. Web site: Förordning om district. Regulation of districts. 17 June 2015. Ministry of Finance. 12 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Henriksson. Greta. Östergarn. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. 12 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Östergarn. www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin. 4 June 2016.
  8. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Östergarns kyrka. Östergarn Church. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 12 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Församlingar på Gotland . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Visby stifts indelning 2018 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . . 12 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Grogarnsberget Nature Reserve. www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. sv. 13 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Enderborg. Bernt. Sandviken. www.guteinfo.com. Guteinfo. 12 June 2016.
  13. Web site: Sandviken SE0340164. www.lansstyrelsen.se. Gotland County Administrative Board. 12 June 2016.
  14. Web site: 10815 Ostergarn (1993 FU32). NASA. 12 June 2016.