Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve

#853 among destinations in Sweden

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve

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Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve, a protected swamp area in the Hammarsjön Lake, surrounding the town of Kristianstad in Scania, southern Sweden. Sweden's lowest point is located in the reserve at 2.41 metres below sea level. The point is at the bottom of what was once Nosabyviken, a bay on the lake of Hammarsjön. The bay was drained in the 1860s by John Nun Milner, an engineer, to get more arable land for Kristianstad. ()

Local name: Kristianstads vattenrike Area: 402.68 mi²Coordinates: 56°1'12"N, 14°5'24"E

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Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Trinity Church, Råbelöv Castle, Ovesholm Castle, Kristianstad's Railway Museum.

2.6 miE
Church, Baroque architecture
Trinity Church, Kristianstad
66 min walk • Trinity Church is a church building in Kristianstad, Sweden, built between 1617 and 1628 by Christian IV of Denmark. He had founded the city of Kristianstad in 1614 at a time when Scania was part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The church's large size and style reveal the king's ambitions for his new city.
5.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Råbelöv Castle
144 min walk • Råbelöv Castle is a manor house in Kristianstad Municipality in Scania, Sweden.
3.7 miW
Forts and castles
Ovesholm Castle
94 min walk • Ovesholm Castle is a manor house at Kristianstad Municipality in Scania, Sweden. Carl Adam Wrangel, governor of Kristianstad, had the manor house built in 1792–1804. Count Axel Raoul Hamilton had an extension built in 1857.
2.8 miE
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Kristianstad's Railway Museum, Kristianstad
73 min walk • Kristianstad Railway Museum is part of the Regional Museum in Kristianstad. The museum was opened on 19 May 1979 and has been open from May to September ever since.
3.7 miN
Church
Färlöv Church
96 min walk • Färlöv Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Färlöv in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
4.2 miNE
Church
Nosaby Church
106 min walk • Nosaby Church is located in the village Nosaby in Kristianstad Municipality, Sweden.
2.7 miE
56°1'55"N • 14°9'20"E
Kristianstads tingsrätt, Kristianstad
68 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
2.9 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Kristianstads IP, Kristianstad
75 min walk • Kristianstads IP is a football stadium in Kristianstad, Sweden. Kristianstads IP has a total capacity of 6,000 spectators.