Styrsö

Styrsö
Beach on southwestern Styrsö
Styrsö
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Västergötland
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Göteborg Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 1.58 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,331
 • Density 842/km2 (2,180.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Styrsö is a small island and a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,331 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

It lies in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago of Sweden with about 1,400 inhabitants. Regular ferries connect the island to Gothenburg and a bridge links Styrsö with Donsö. The main communication vehicle on the island is a three-wheeled moped, called a flakmoped in Swedish. (The locals call it lastmoppe).

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