Östergarn () is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.The exact extent of the socken, now district, can be obtained by clicking on Kartinställningar and check the Socken box in the menu of this map from the Swedish National Heritage Board database. It comprises the same area as the administrative Östergarn District, established on 1January 2016.
Geography Östergarn is situated on a peninsula on the central part of eastern Gotland. The area has several low plateaus, the two major ones are Grogarnsberget and Östergarnsberget. The medieval Östergarn Church is located in the socken. , Östergarn Church belongs to Östergarn parish in Romaklosters pastorat, along with the churches in Gammelgarn, Kräklingbo, Anga and Ala.
The harbor village Katthammarsvik is on the north coast of Östergarn and the Herrvik fishing village is on the eastern tip of the peninsula. About northeast of Herrvik is the Östergarnsholm island with its two lighthouses. The island is about . Along the southern coast is the Sandviken Natura 2000 nature reserve with its long, sandy beach.
One of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10815 Östergarn, is named after this place.
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Objects from Östergarn at the Digital Museum by Nordic Museum