Svealand
Dalarna
Avesta Municipality

Östanbyn

Östanbyn is a hamlet in , and has about 67 residents. Östanbyn is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 67 residents
  • Description: settlement in Avesta Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Ostanbyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grytnäs Church and Avesta lasarett.

Church
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Hospital
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is a hospital, which is situated 4 km southwest of Östanbyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nordanö and Avesta.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , , with 435 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 3 km south of Östanbyn.

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is a locality and the seat of in , , with 11,949 inhabitants in 2015. The name of is first found in 1303 as "Aghastadhum".

Suburb
is a small community in , eight kilometers southeast of in at a crossing of . In 1521, at the Battle of Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and allowing Gustav Vasa sufficient time to raise an army to challenge the Danish king. is situated 5 km south of Östanbyn.

Östanbyn

Latitude
60.17306° or 60° 10′ 23″ north
Longitude
16.23315° or 16° 13′ 59″ east
Population
67
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
9FGR56FM+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 925366785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2686083
Wiki­data ID
Q10727777
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Östanbyn” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Östanbyn”
  • Dutch: “Östanbyn”
  • French: “Östanbyn”
  • German: “Östanbyn”
  • Low German: “Östanbyn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Östanbyn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Östanbyn”
  • Norwegian: “Östanbyn”
  • Norwegian: “Østanbyn”
  • Polish: “Östanbyn”
  • Swedish: “Östanbyn”

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Localities in the Area

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