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Fårö () or '''''' in Gutnish is a Baltic Sea island just north of the island of Gotland, itself off mainland Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the county and a popular summer resort. It has its own language, Faroymal, a dialect of Gutnish.

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Islands.name
Fårö
Islands.image_name
Rauks (3881539849).jpg
Islands.image_caption
Rauks at Langhammars, Fårö
Islands.map
Sweden Gotland
Islands.label
Fårö
Islands.label_position
left
Islands.map_caption
Gotland (Sweden)
Islands.country
Sweden
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
County
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Gotland County
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Gotland Municipality
Islands.waterbody
Baltic Sea
Islands.area_km2
113.30
Islands.population
505
Islands.population_as_of
2021

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Population
504
Area
114
Image
Rauks (3881539849).jpg
Width
8.4
Length
20.2
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14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Etymology
  • Demographics
  • Military past
  • Cinematic heritage
  • Tourism
  • Landowners
  • Places of interest
  • Digerhuvud
  • Fårö Lighthouse
  • Langhammars
  • Sudersand
  • References
  • External links

Fårö () or '''''' in Gutnish is a Baltic Sea island just north of the island of Gotland, itself off mainland Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the county and a popular summer resort. It has its own language, Faroymal, a dialect of Gutnish.

Fårö is also the name of the populated area () consisting of both Fårö and Gotska Sandön islands. It comprises the same area as the administrative Fårö District, established on 1January 2016.

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