The Öland Zoo and Amusement Park () is a

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

and an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...

one kilometer north of

Färjestaden Färjestaden is a locality situated in Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,018 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the southern part of the island of Öland Öland (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Short after the

Öland Bridge The Öland Bridge ( Swedish: ''Ölandsbron'') is a road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, between Jutnabben in Kalmar on the mainland and Möllstorp in Algutsrum parish near Färjestaden on Öland in the Baltic Sea. It is a lon ...

was inaugurated on 30 September 1972, the founder of the zoo, Boris Bravin bought an old farm close to the bridge where he, assisted by the architect Sören Rasmussen established a zoo. In the year 2000 the ownership of the park was transferred from Boris Bravin to Barbro Hägg and her son Richard Berglunds company ''Nöjesfältet Caravellen AB''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oland Zoo and Amusement Park Zoos in Sweden Buildings and structures in Kalmar County Öland 1974 establishments in Sweden Mörbylånga Municipality 20th-century establishments in Kalmar County