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Outdoor Activity Attractions In Sweden

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Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres , Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.4 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre . The highest concentration is i...
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  • 2. Stora Alvaret Morbylanga
    Stora Alvaret is an alvar, a barren limestone terrace, in the southern half of the island of Öland, Sweden. Stora Alvaret is a dagger shaped expanse almost 40 kilometres long and about 10 kilometres at the widest north end. The area of this formation exceeds 260 square kilometres , making it the largest such expanse in Europe and comprising over one fourth of the land area of the island. Because of the thin soil mantle and high pH levels, a great assortment of vegetation is found including numerous rare species. Stora Alvaret is not devoid of trees, contrary to a common misconception; in fact, it holds a variety of sparse stunted trees akin to a pygmy forest.Stora Alvaret falls within UNESCO's Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland, 56,323 hectares , which was designated World Heritage...
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  • 5. Billingens Fritidsomrade Skovde
    Billingen is the largest of the thirteen mesas in the Swedish county of Västra Götaland, with a maximum altitude of 304 metres . The mesa extends in a north-southerly direct with a length of 23 kilometres and a width of 11 kilometres . Billingen is divided into two parts by an east-west valley between Skövde and Varnhem. The mesa plateau is covered with vast forests and moorlands, including the nature reserve Blängsmossen with its unique flora. The limestone at Billingen has been quarried for a long time for concrete manufacturing; diabase is also still quarried there; The mesa, located between the two great lakes Vänern and Vättern, is also a popular nature resort with several nearby hotels, and an annual orienteering tournament is held here. The town of Skövde is built partially o...
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  • 9. Styggforsen Rattvik
    Styggforsen is a waterfall and a nature reserve in Dalarna County, Sweden. It is part of the European Union-wide Natura 2000 network.
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