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Färjestaden is located in Sweden
Färjestaden
Färjestaden
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Öland
County Kalmar County
Municipality Mörbylånga Municipality
Area
 • Total 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 5,018
 • Density 1,082/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Färjestaden is a locality in Mörbylånga Municipality on Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland, which is a part of the county of Kalmar.

Earlier, it was the seaport for the ferryboats travelling to Öland from mainland Sweden. Since 1972, it instead houses the Öland Bridge.

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