Östersund

Östersund is the seat of Jämtland County in Norrland in Sweden. It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jämtkraft Arena and Jamtli.

Jämtkraft Arena

Stadium

Photo: Aronman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Östersund Arena, currently known as Jämtkraft Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Östersund, Sweden. Its current capacity is 8,466 and it was opened on 13 July 2007.

Jamtli is the name of the regional open air museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund, Sweden. It consists of an open-air museum with historical buildings, and an indoor museum with both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Östersund Central Station

Railway station

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Östersund Central Station or Östersund C is the main railway station serving Östersund, Sweden. It is located on the Middle Line and the Inland Line and is served by SJ, Norrtåg, Snälltåget and Inlandsbanan- Trains leave for Stockholm a couple of times per day and once a day by Inlandsbanan to Gällivare or to Mora.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torvalla and Knytta.

Torvalla

Suburb

Photo: Brunflokyrka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torvalla is a city district in southern Östersund, about six kilometres from the city core. The district has a population of around 8000. Torvalla is divided into 3 smaller areas: Fjällmon or Nedre Torvalla, Skogsmon or Övre Torvalla and Ängsmon or Bortre Torvalla. Torvalla is situated 4 km southeast of Östersund.

Knytta

Hamlet

Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knytta is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Östersund.

Östersund

Type: Locality with 27,200 residents
Also known as: “OEstersund”
Location: Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.1818° or 63° 10′ 55″ north

Longitude

14.6837° or 14° 41′ 1″ east

Population

27,200

Elevation

350 metres (1,148 feet)

Open location code

9FMP5MJM+PF

GeoNames ID

8131734

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