Östersund
urban area in Östersund Municipality, Sweden
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Summary
Östersund is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Östersund ranks in the top 2% of urban area in sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,591 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Östersund Municipality[4], Krokom Municipality[5]
- Country: Sweden[6]
- Postal code: 831 XX[7]
- Commons category: Östersund[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[9], UTC+02:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 063[11]
- Official website: https://www.ostersund.se[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Östersund[13]
- Commons gallery: Östersund[14]
- Population: 44,327[15], 49,806[16], 49,016[17], 790[18], 50,397[19], 50,960[20], 52,250[21], 51,267[22], 983[23], 52,616[24], 1004[25], 51,612[26], 52,797[27], 52,980[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Capital of: Jämtland County[30], Östersund Municipality[31]
- Official name: Östersund[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Östersund[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Östersund[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Östersund[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 312 m[36]
- Area: 2728 ha[37], 3484.360 ha[38], 3391.110 ha[39], 93.238 ha[40], 3559 ha[41], 3455 ha[42], 104 ha[43], 3673 ha[44], 113 ha[45], 3560 ha[46], 3936 ha[47], 3815 ha[48], 121 ha[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Östersund include Åre Östersund Airport[50], an airport[51], in Sweden[52], founded in 1927[53] and 6797 Östersund[54], an asteroid[55].
Why It Matters
Östersund has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Östersund is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Östersund include Åre Östersund Airport[50], an airport[51], in Sweden[52], founded in 1927[53] and 6797 Östersund[54], an asteroid[55].