Färjestaden is a
locality situated in
Mörbylånga Municipality
Mörbylånga Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden, located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. The seat is located in the town of Mörbylånga, while the largest town is Färj ...
,
Kalmar County
Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the ...
,
Sweden
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with 5,018 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located in the southern part of the island of
Öland
Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. ...
, on the
Kalmar Strait side, south of
Borgholm. Färjestaden, literally ''The Ferry Town'', is named after the ferries that used to be the only connection to the mainland. Nowadays the car-bridge
Ölandsbron connects the mainland with the island, and Färjestaden has had an impressive population increase, making it several times bigger than the town
Mörbylånga.
In the city center of Färjestaden there is a shopping mall with, among other things, a pharmacy, grocery store and local library.
FBC Kalmarsund is based in the town.
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Populated places in Mörbylånga Municipality
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