Östhammar Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Uppsala County

Uppsala County

Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland...

 in east central Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is located in the city

City status in Sweden

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 of Östhammar

Östhammar

Östhammar is a locality and the seat of Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 4,534 inhabitants in 2010. Today Östhammar Municipality is a part of Uppsala County, but the area has historically been a part of Stockholm County.-History:...

.

The present municipality was created during the local government reform in the late sixties and early seventies. Already in 1967 the City of Öregrund

Öregrund

Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,555 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by the coast of the Baltic Sea. Öregrund is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city.- History :The town was granted a royal...

 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.

Localities

All towns with over 200 inhabitants in 2000, from Statistics Sweden.

• Östhammar
  Östhammar
  Östhammar is a locality and the seat of Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 4,534 inhabitants in 2010. Today Östhammar Municipality is a part of Uppsala County, but the area has historically been a part of Stockholm County.-History:...
  
   (seat)
• Gimo
  Gimo, Sweden
  Gimo is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,702 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Österbybruk
  Österbybruk
  Österbybruk is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,230 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
  
  
• Hargshamn
  Hargshamn
  Hargshamn is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 304 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Dannemora
  Dannemora, Sweden
  Dannemora is an old mining town and a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 238 inhabitants in 2005.-Dannemora mine:...
  
  
• Öregrund
  Öregrund
  Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,555 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by the coast of the Baltic Sea. Öregrund is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city.- History :The town was granted a royal...
  
  
• Alunda
  Alunda
  Alunda is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,224 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Skoby
  Skoby
  Skoby is a bimunicipal locality situated in Östhammar Municipality and Uppsala Municipality in Uppsala County, Sweden with 217 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
  
   (part of this bimunicipal http://w41.scb.se/templates/Publikation____186288.asp locality is in Uppsala Municipality
  Uppsala Municipality
  Uppsala Municipality is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala has a population of 200,032 . Its seat is located in the university city of Uppsala....
  
  )
• Norrskedika
  Norrskedika
  Norrskedika is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 223 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

Another notable village is Forsmark

Forsmark

Forsmark is a village with 59 inhabitants on the east coast of Uppland, Sweden. It is most known as the location of the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant....

 (pop. 59), where the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant

Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant

Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Forsmark, Sweden, and also the site of the Swedish Final repository for radioactive operational waste...

is situated.

External links

• Östhammar Municipality - Official site