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Kroksberget naturminne

  • Municipality: Vännäs

Kroksberget is preserved as a natural monument for its fine view of the Vindel River. The mountain is located between Östra Spöland and Brattby on a headland by the water. In May, tibast flowers in the area.

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Renbergsvattnet naturminne

  • Municipality: Skellefteå

There is a group of pine trees here that bear unique traces. These are pines that were stripped in the 1870s to be used for tar pits. Stripping is the removal of bark on one side of the trunk. The bark then grows over the damage to the trunk. The wood that…

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Kvavisträsk naturminne

  • Municipality: Norsjö
  • 6594.52 km away from you

A large and stately pine that was protected as a natural monument in 1957. The pine has a circumference of 198 cm at breast height.

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Botsmarksblocket naturminne

  • Municipality: Umeå
  • 6649.60 km away from you

Giant boulders that were loosened from the bedrock during the Ice Age around 20,000 years ago. The Botsmark boulder is the country's largest boulder and is protected as a natural monument. Height: 15 meters. Weight: about 35 000 tons.

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Ristjälen naturminne

  • Municipality: Norsjö
  • 6610.72 km away from you

Ristjälen's natural monument is a large old pine that became a natural monument in 1957. The pine is 227 cm in circumference at breast height. The tree is marked with a plaque.

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Volvobäckens Kvarnar i Långsjöby

  • Municipality: Storuman

The mills remain in their original condition, but the sawmill and the dam building for the upper mill have disappeared. During the 1970s, the mills and the mill dam were restored and a timber hut, which had been on the site for the mill staff, was rebuilt.…

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