Öland

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Öland is Sweden’s second-largest island, known for its unique limestone plains, rich birdlife, and popular summer tourism along the Baltic Sea coast.

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Surface form Occurrences
Öland (historical province) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeDivisionOf Kalmar County
area about 1342 square kilometres
bridgeConnectsTo Kalmar
climate maritime climate
connectedTo Öland Bridge
country Sweden
hasBirdObservatory Ottenby Nature Reserve
surface form: Ottenby Bird Observatory
hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Kalmar Strait
hasCulturalEvent Skördefesten harvest festival
hasFauna migratory birds
hasFlora orchid species
hasGeologicalFeature Stora Alvaret
hasHistoricalProvince Öland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Öland (historical province)
hasHistoricSite Borgholm
surface form: Borgholm Castle
hasLandscapeType limestone plain
hasLighthouse Långe Jan
surface form: Långe Erik

Långe Jan
hasMunicipality Borgholm Municipality
Mörbylånga Municipality
hasNatureReserve Ottenby Nature Reserve
hasRoyalResidence Solliden Palace
hasSettlement Köpingsvik
Löttorp
hasStraitBetween Kalmar Strait
hasTown Färjestaden
Mörbylånga Municipality
surface form: Mörbylånga
hasTraditionalArchitecture stone walls
windmills
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
highestPoint about 55 metres above sea level
knownFor Baltic Sea beaches
rich birdlife
summer tourism
unique limestone plains
language Swedish
largestTown Borgholm
length about 137 kilometres
locatedIn Baltic Sea
Kalmar County
partOf Sweden
population about 26000 inhabitants
secondLargestIslandOf Sweden
separatedFrom Swedish mainland
tourismPeakSeason summer
width up to about 16 kilometres

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Öland hasHistoricalProvince Öland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Öland (historical province)
Baltic Sea hasIsland Öland
Sweden majorIsland Öland