Fårö
 Rauks at Langhammars, Fårö | |
  Fårö Gotland (Sweden) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°57′N 19°09′E / 57.950°N 19.150°E |
| Adjacent to | Baltic Sea |
| Area | 113.30 km2 (43.75 sq mi)[1][2][3] |
| Administration | |
Sweden | |
| County | Gotland County |
| Municipality | Gotland Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 505 (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]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistisk årsbok 2011" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ Westrin, Th., ed. (908). "Fårö". Nordisk familjebok (9 (Uggleupplagan) ed.). p. 205.
- ↑ "Demografen". demografen.gotland.se. Region Gotland.
- ↑ Pergament, Danielle (7 October 2007). "The Enchanted Island That Bergman Called Home". The New York Times.
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