Östergarn
Place in Gotland, Sweden
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Östergarn (Swedish pronunciation: [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 1 January 2016.[5]
Östergarn | |
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Annas nöje, summer house in Katthammarsvik, Östergarn | |
  Östergarn Location within Gotland | |
| Coordinates: 57°25′18″N 18°51′31″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gotland |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 347 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
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] As of 2019[update], 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 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Herrvik is the Östergarnsholm island with its two lighthouses.[11] The island is about 200 ha (490 acres).[6] 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
| Climate data for Östergarnsholm (2015–2020 averages; extremes since 1901) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.0 (1.65) |
28.5 (1.12) |
27.0 (1.06) |
20.5 (0.81) |
26.2 (1.03) |
38.6 (1.52) |
74.4 (2.93) |
52.8 (2.08) |
31.4 (1.24) |
54.1 (2.13) |
58.9 (2.32) |
46.2 (1.82) |
500.6 (19.71) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 38.6 | 68.4 | 164.5 | 247.4 | 318.3 | 323.9 | 303.5 | 270.5 | 198.6 | 115.4 | 51.5 | 36.5 | 2,137.1 |
| Source 1: SMHI[15] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2015–2020[16] | |||||||||||||
