Orno
| Orno | ||
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| Waters | Baltic Sea | |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 3 ' N , 18 ° 24' E | |
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| length | 15 km | |
| width | 3.5 km | |
| surface | 49 km² | |
| Residents | 300 6.1 inhabitants / km² |
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Ornö is almost 49 km², 3–4 km wide and around 15 km long, the largest island in the southern Stockholm archipelago and belongs to the municipality of Haninge in Stockholm County .
Ornö is connected to the mainland by a ferry operated by Waxholmsbolaget from Dalarö to Hässelmara - approx. 30 minutes - in the north-west of the island and to other landing stages . About 300 permanent residents live on the island; in summer their number can multiply. There are several larger holiday complexes with stugas (holiday homes).
Every year at the end of May there is a sailing regatta called Ornö Runt with a large number of participants. The regatta course leads u. a. along the neighboring islands of Utö and Fjärdlång .
Ornö was a restricted military area until April 1997 ; foreigners have only had access since then. However, there are still isolated entry and photography bans.
Settlement can be proven as early as the Bronze Age , there are stone setting in the area of Hässelmara . In the Middle Ages there was iron ore mining, feldspar was extracted from 1914–1965 .
The fauna listed moose and reindeer , buzzard , lake and ospreys , and on some lakes throated diver .