Oldflån-Ansätten Nature Reserve (Swedish: Oldflån-Ansättens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden.
Oldflån-Ansätten Nature Reserve | |
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Entrance to the nature reserve | |
Location within Jämtland County | |
Location | Sweden |
Nearest city | Östersund |
Coordinates | 63°51′36″N 13°48′36″E / 63.86000°N 13.81000°E |
Area | 260 km2 (64,000 acres)[1] |
Established | 2002[1] |
The nature reserve includes the mountain peak Ansätten as well as areas of wetland. The wetland area is diverse in its composition and provides a habitat for several species of birds; it is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network and is a designated Ramsar site. The flora of the area is also rich and includes several species of orchids, cloudberry and Pedicularis oederi; the nature reserve is one of only a few known locales for the latter.[1]
The nature reserve is grazed by reindeer belonging to the local Sami population.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Oldflån-Ansätten" (in Swedish). Jämtland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 27 May 2015.