Ottenby
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Ottenby is a nature reserve at the southern tip of the island of Öland in Sweden. Previously Ottenby was a royal game reserve stocked with fallow deer; in fact, the King Charles X Gustav of Sweden built a medieval drystone wall to confine the deer. The reserve is situated at the southern edge of the Stora Alvaret, a unique limestone pavement ecosystem designated as a World Heritage Site comprising most of the southern half of the island of Öland<ref>Hakan Sandbring and Martin Borg, Oland: Island of Stone and Green, May, 1997</ref>. Ottenby offers diverse habitats including coastal marsh, marine, woodland and alvar. Nearest villages include Alby, Hulterstad, Gettlinge and Triberga.
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