🦎 Yxnås

Sweden · Europe · Nature Reserve · 57.95°N, 12.70°E

Yxnås Nature Reserve is a natural preserve between Alingsås and Vårgårda in West Sweden. It has national significance and is protected as a part of Natura 2000; its national interest is derived from its unique agricultural landscape and cultural heritage. The preserve characterizes the life of the 19th century for tenant farmers or torpare, as they are called in Swedish.

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Quick facts

Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	57.95°N, 12.70°E · view on map

Yxnås is a nature reserve in Sweden, in Europe. The details of why Yxnås is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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