Färjestaden
urban area in Mörbylånga Municipality, Sweden
Färjestaden is a locality in Mörbylånga Municipality on Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland, which is a part of the county of Kalmar.
Färjestaden | |
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 local library | |
  Färjestaden | |
| Coordinates: 56°39′N 16°29′E / 56.650°N 16.483°ECoordinates: 56°39′N 16°29′E / 56.650°N 16.483°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Öland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Mörbylånga Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,018 |
| • Density | 1,082/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Earlier, it was the seaport for the ferryboats travelling to Öland from mainland Sweden. Since 1972, it instead houses the Öland Bridge.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Other websitesEdit
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