Nordian's Mound, Fysingen
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- County: Stockholms län
- 6814.13 km away from you
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Description
Nordian's Mound is believed to have been built during the 6th century. It is about 12 m high and surrounded by an ancient grave field. This field is rich in archaeological findings and contains multiple types of ancient Scandinavian burial stone formations, such as a three-sided formation, stone piles, rune stones and a stone formation in the shape of a boat. In May, the area is rich in purple pasqueflower blossoms.
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Protected since: 1984
Size: 184 hectares of which land 134 hectares
Character: lake, wetland, agricultural landscape and cultural environment
Municipality: Sigtuna
Landowners: state and private
Administrator: County Administrative Board
Form of protection : nature reserve
Regulations
In order to protect the Fysingen nature reserve, please respect the following rules.
Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:
- destroy or damage permanent natural structures or surfaces by digging, drilling, cutting, blasting, carving, painting or similar,
- disturb wildlife (e.g. by climbing nesting trees, trapping or deliberately killing wild animals).
- bring dogs that are not on a leash,
- operate motorised vehicles outside of designated roads,
- park outside of designated parking areas,
- enter the bird protection area ("fågelskyddsområde" in Swedish) from April 1 - July 15.
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Länsstyrelsen i Stockholm
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