Östhammar Municipality
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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
Stad is a Swedish term which nominally means town but can also encompass the English word "city". Since 1971 stad has had no administrative or legal significance in Sweden and there exists no commonly accepted definition of the term.-History :...

 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.

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