Mörbylånga Municipality

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**Mörbylånga Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Mörbylånga in eastern Kalmar County Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Mörbylånga
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	County	Kalmar County
	Province	Öland
	Area Rank	670 km² 146th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	13,403 x of 290
	Population density	20/km²

Mörbylånga Municipality is a 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 (pop. 1800) while the largest town is Färjestaden (pop. 4500).

Färjestaden is located in the north-west part of the municipality and is named after the ferries that used to be the only connection to the mainland. Nowadays the impressive car-bridge Ölandsbron connects the mainline with the island, and Färjestaden has had an impressive population increase, making it several times bigger than the town Mörbylånga.

Mörbylånga contains several ancient remains, just like the northern Oelandia municipality of Borgholm. All in all, there are about 20 hillforts on Oelandia. The most notable in southern Öland is the fortress Eketorp.

The entire southern part of the island has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, basically the whole municipality of Mörbylånga. The reason is that the climate and bedrock has made the area populated and cultivated for several thousands of years. Unlike the geology on the eastern mainland province of Smalandia there are scarcely any forests on Öland, so people can conduct agriculture.

The southern parts of Öland also contain certain wildlife areas. Many migratory birds halt here on their way north or south. Especially the southernmost outpost, the lighthouse Långe Jan (Tall John) is visited by many birdwatchers every day, as many birds flock here until setting away over the ocean.

One fourth of the municipality consists of the nature area, Stora Alvaret, a unique alvar nature area containing by many endemic and rare plants not found anywhere else. One can see several kilometers of just plains and the sky.