Färingsö or Svartsjölandet is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
in
Sweden's Lake Mälaren
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from t ...
. It covers an area of 82.02 km
2. The island is a part of
Ekerö Municipality
Ekerö Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in the Provinces of Sweden, province of Uppland in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. The name derives from the name of the main island within the municipality whose name is ...
. The largest village on the island is
Stenhamra. The island is also named after the village of
Svartsjö.
References
Islands of Mälaren
Populated places in Ekerö Municipality
Uppland
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