Österbybruk

Also known as Osterbybruk

Österbybruk is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,272 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Österbybruk
Settlement.image_skyline: Österbybruk vallonsmedjan.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Walloon forge in Österbybruk
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: 2.51
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 2,375
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official name: Österbybruk
Population: 2344
Area: 274
Image: Österbybruk vallonsmedjan.jpg

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Österbybruk is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,272 inhabitants in 2010.

==Ironworks== The Österby works was one of a number mostly in Roslagen, where there were Walloon forges, producing high quality oregrounds iron for export. Österby's brand mark was OO. All iron was branded with that mark. The Österby ironproducts were highly valued in England for the production of blister steel by the cementation process.