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.

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Settlement.official_name: Östhammar
Settlement.image_skyline: Östhammar centrum.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Östhammar center
Settlement.image_shield: Östhammar vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Uppsala#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Östhammar Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Uppsala County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.76
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 4,976
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Official name: Östhammar
Population: 4986
Area: 507
Image: Östhammar centrum.JPG

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==History== Östhammar's city status was granted by king Albert in 1368. During this period a castle called Östhammarshus was built, but already in 1434 the castle was burnt down by its Danish vogt, who fled to Denmark over the sea when faced with the Engelbrekt rebellion. By the late 15th century the post-glacial rebound had made it hard to reach Östhammar by boat and its city status was transferred to Öregrund. Östhammar regained its city status in 1538, and moved closer to the sea.