Neptuni åkrar
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Neptuni åkrar
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 Neptune's fields |
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| location | Sweden |
| surface | 20 ha |
| WDPA ID | 152419 |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 21 ' N , 17 ° 2' E |
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| Setup date | 1961 |
| administration | Kalmar County Provincial Administration |
Neptuni åkrar (German: Neptune's Fields ) is a nature reserve in the north of the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .
The area north of Byxelkrok on the banks of the Kalmar Sound was given its name in 1741 during Carl von Linné's trip to Öland. Due to its peculiar appearance, it is one of the most visited areas in Öland. Neptune's fields consist of a large field of scree stretching along the shore. In June and July the common adder head blooms in lush blue on the otherwise barren areas .
The stones that form the scree come from the ice sheet of the last Ice Age and have been ground by the waves over thousands of years and formed into a scree bank . In the field were fossils especially trilobites and brachiopods found.
South of the area are the stone Höga flisa and the cemetery of Byxelkrok , which includes the Forgallaskeppet ship settlement .
literature
- Andreas Hassler, Sweden Handbook , Edgar Hoff Verlag 2001, ISBN 3-923716-10-9 , page 265
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oland , Kartcentrum Vällingby 2005, ISBN 91-588-4550-X
