Hulterstad is a small
coastal town on the southeastern part of the
island of
Öland,
Sweden. Hulterstad is situated at the eastern fringe of the
Stora Alvaret, a
limestone pavement habitat which hosts a diversity of
rare plants and has been designated a
World Heritage Site by
UNESCO. Hulterstad is the municipal government center for this district and central records for centuries were kept at the Hulterstad Church. Significant gravefields and a
Viking stone burial ship structure are located immediately south of Hulterstad. To the north is located the village of
Alby, where a
mesolithic village of early human settlement has been found, and to the south is the
Ottenby Nature Reserve. Across the
alvar to the west is the village of
Gettlinge.
Notable people
- Anna Agnér (1896–1977) Swedish visual artist
References
56°27′N 16°34′E / 56.450°N 16.567°E / 56.450; 16.567
