Osteraker (Sweden)

Österåker

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 March 2016

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�ster�ker is located in Stockholm County. The area of the municipality corresponds to the parishes of Ljuster�, Roslags-Kulla, �ster�ker and �stra Ryd and was established in 1862. It went through several changes via the kommunreformen 1952 (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommunreformen_1952), the incorporations of other lands in 1967 and in 1971, through the kommunreformen 1971 (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommunreformen_1971), it was formally established as a kommun (Municipality). From 1974 to 1982 �ster�ker was merged with Vaxholm. �ster�kers and �stra Ryds parishes were merged in 1992 and became �ster�ker-�stra Ryds Assembly until a split from a court ruling (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6dra_Roslags_domsaga) on April 1, 2007. �kersberga is a locality and the seat of �ster�ker Municipality.
Sources: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ster%C3%A5kers_kommun and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ster%C3%A5ker_Municipality
Esteban Rivera, 23 June 2017

The coat of arms (https://sv.wikipedia.org) was designed in 1957 and registered in 1982. It features a local sailing ship model (called Roslagsskuta), more specifically the "Alcea" which was built in 1888 by skipper Westerman who sold the boat in 1888 to Gustav Johansson in Svista in �sseby, Stockholm county. The boat was 15 meters long and 5 meters wide. Alcea went offshore and transported timber and other heavy goods to and from �ster�ker. In 1923, the ship was converted to a motor vessel and continued as a carrier until 1932 when it was scrapped and finally lowered in Stavaviken.
Sources: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ster%C3%A5kers_kommun,
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ster%C3%A5kers_kommunvapen,
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roslagsskuta,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rospigg and
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcea_(roslagsskuta)
Esteban Rivera, 23 June 2017

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 March 2016