Fårö

Coordinates: 57°57′N 19°09′E / 57.950°N 19.150°E / 57.950; 19.150
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Fårö
Fåre or Faroy (Gutnish)
Rauks at Langhammars, Fårö
Fårö is located in Gotland
Fårö
Fårö
Gotland (Sweden)
Geography
Coordinates57°57′N 19°09′E / 57.950°N 19.150°E / 57.950; 19.150
Adjacent bodies of waterBaltic Sea
Area113.30 km2 (43.75 sq mi)[1][2][3]
Administration
Sweden
CountyGotland County
MunicipalityGotland Municipality
Demographics
Population505 (2021)[4]

Fårö is a Swedish minor island in the Baltic Sea. It is located north off Swedish Baltic Sea island of Gotland. The island is the second-largest island in the Swedish historical province of Gotland. The island has a population of fewer than 600 inhabitants. It has become a popular summer resort. From the island, a dialect of Modern Gutnish originates. It is, claimed to be the "oldest" language in Sweden.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Gotland i siffror 2015" [Gotland in numbers 2015]. www.gotland.se. Gotland Municipality. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Statistisk årsbok 2011" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. Westrin, Th., ed. (908). "Fårö". Nordisk familjebok (9 (Uggleupplagan) ed.). p. 205.
  4. "Demografen". demografen.gotland.se. Region Gotland.
  5. Pergament, Danielle (7 October 2007). "The Enchanted Island That Bergman Called Home". The New York Times.

Other websites[change | change source]

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