IU102. KRISTIANSTADS VATTENRIKET BIOSPHERE RESERVE

LOCATION Vattenriket Biosphere Reserve is located in Skåne, the southernmost of Sweden’s municipalities and surrounds the city of Kristianstad. The area includes a part of drainage basin of the River Helge and the coastal waters of Hanöbukten Bay, that is part of the Baltic Sea. It was established in 2005 and remains a part of […]

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IU101. KRISTIANSTAD

LOCATION Kristianstad city is a seat of Kristianstad Municipality in Skåne County of Sweden. It is located on Hammar Lake and Helge River. It was founded by King of Denmark and Sweden –  Christian IV in 1614. For the last years it has become a commercially developed city. 56°03′N 14°16′E                […]

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IU100. BROMÖLLA

LOCATION Bromölla is a locality situated by the east coast of Lake Ivösjön, located in the northeastern part ofSkåneCounty. It is a seat of the municipality  of Bromölla and covers the area of 5,56 km2(a size of the whole municipality is 165 km2).  56°07′N 14°48′E                       […]

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IU99. IVÖ ISLAND

LOCATION Ivö is the biggest island in Lake Ivösjön, located in the northeastern part of SkåneCounty, in the municipalities of Kristianstad and Bromölla56°11′N 14°38′E                         By Olaf Meister [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F%C3%A4hre_Barum_Iv%C3%B6.JPG SCENIC CHARACTER Ivö is a very interesting place especially of […]

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IU98. IVÖSJÖN – LAKE IVÖ

LOCATION Ivö Lake is located in the northeastern part of Skåne County, in the municipalities of Kristianstad and Bromölla. It is famous for fishing and sightseeing. The lake is surrounded by charming fishing villages, old castles, unique monuments and unprecedented nature.. 56°11′N 14°44′E                             Ivösjön, […]

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IU97. SÖLVESBORG HANÖ

LOCATION Hanö Island is located near Listerlandet Peninsula, in western part of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden, about 15 kilometers southeast of Sölvesborg. Hanö is an area of 2.14 km² with a maximum height of about 60 meters. The name Hanö probably comes from a name of a high island, found in old writings. 56°01′N 14°82′E. […]

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IU63. BORNHOLM SMOKEHOUSE

LOCATION Hasle is a town in Bornholm Municipality, Capital Region, which is located on the west coast of Bornholm Island. The best way to get there is by car or by bike. Denmark is well known of its bicycle paths. Hasle is situated in the middle of a path from Rønne to Allinge. If you prefer […]

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IU96. ROYAL SALMON FISHING IN MÖRRUM

LOCATION Mörrum is a beautiful and unique locality (second largest) situated in Karlshamn Municipality in Bleking County in the south part of Sweden. It is located by the River Mörrumsån, known by its richness in salmon and trout.). GPS Mörrum 56°19′N 14°75′E. By Henrik søvang, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53560630 Henrik søvang [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via […]

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IU95. BLEKINGE HIKING

LOCATION Blekinge County, with a capital in Karlskrona, is a county in the south of Sweden, that borders with Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. Blekinge hiking trails are 250 km long and lead through picturesque, grazing landscapes of pure lakes, rivers and wild forests. GPS 56°16′N 15°59′E. Blekinge hiking By Anders Johnson, CC BY […]

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IU94. LAKE LÅNGASJÖN – LÅNGASJÖNAS NATURE RESERVE

LOCATION Nature reserve at lake Långasjön is situated near Nötabråne, about 15 kilometers north of Karlshamn. Långasjönas Nature Reserve consists of several other lakes (e.g. Lilla Kroksjön, Stora Kroksjön) with mistic dense coniferous forest and various plants, fish and birds. Lake Långasjön is 3,5 kilometers long and had a connection with Baltic Sea before the Ice […]

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