Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Gotland | County Gotland County Area 28.29 km² Municipality Gotland Municipality | |
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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.
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Map of 623 68 %C3%96stergarn, Sweden
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. 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.