Ottenby

Ottenby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɔ̂tːɛnˌbyː])[2] is a town on the island of Öland, Sweden, located in Ås parish, Mörbylånga Municipality in Kalmar County.

Ottenby is located just north of the southern tip of Öland, over thirty km south of the area's main town, Mörbylånga.

[3] Ottenby offers diverse habitats including coastal marsh, marine, woodland and alvar.

The oldest known human settlement on the southern part of Oland is slightly to the north at Alby, dating to the mesolithic era and showing the presence of hunter-gatherers.

[4] The village prehistory dates to the early Stone Age when settlers from the mainland migrated across the ice bridge connecting the island via the Kalmar Strait about 6000 to 7000 BCE.

View from Långe Jan on Öland, north. The Ottenby Ornithological station can be seen in near distance.