Ostersund

Östersund is a municipality in north central Sweden, in the county of Jämtland. The municipality covers an area of 2222.2 km². Of the total population of 58249, 28459 are male, and 29790 are female. The population density of the community is 26 inhabitants per km².

Östersund is a town which borders one of the larger lakes in Sweden. It is also the location of one of the most northerly rune stones[?], and has a museum Jamtli, which has both an enclosed exhibition area, but also an outdoor area which contains old Swedish buildings, and which is similar to Skansen[?] in Stockholm. The museum contains some very interesting tapestries. Östersund is one of the main campus sites of Mid-Sweden University College.

External links

• Östersund (http://www.ostersund.se) - Official site

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Municipalities of Jämtland[?]:
Berg  |  Bräcke  |  Härjedalen  |  Krokom  |  Ragunda  |  Strömsund  |  Åre  |  Östersund

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Counties of Sweden  |  Sweden