Östhammar Municipality (''Östhammars kommun'') is a
municipality in
Uppsala County in east central
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the
city
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of
Östhammar.
The present municipality was created during the local government reform in the late sixties and early seventies. Already in 1967 the City of
Öregrund joined the City of Östhammar in a common municipality. It was the first time a former city joined another local government unit. By 1971 the new combined city became a municipality of unitary type and in 1974 more units were added.
In June 2018 the municipal council voted in favour of the building of
Forsmark nuclear waste repository, with the final decision needing to be made by the Swedish government.
Localities
All towns with over 200 inhabitants in 2000, from
Statistics Sweden
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Östhammar (seat)
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Gimo
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Österbybruk
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Hargshamn
Hargshamn is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County
Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, S ...
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Dannemora
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Öregrund
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Alunda
Alunda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,317 inhabitants in 2010.
References
Populated places in Uppsala County
Populated places in Östhammar Municipality
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Skoby
Skoby is a bimunicipal locality situated in Östhammar Municipality and Uppsala Municipality in Uppsala County, Sweden
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(part of this bimunicipa
locality is in
Uppsala Municipality)
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Norrskedika
Norrskedika is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
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Another notable village is
Forsmark (pop. 59), where the
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is situated.
Climate
Österbybruk has a
humid continental climate that is quite mild throughout the year, especially considering its northerly latitude.
References
External links
Östhammar Municipality- Official site
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Municipalities of Uppsala County