Prestaksla Nature Reserve
The Prestaksla Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Prestaksla naturreservat) is located on the Prestneset headland in the municipality of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[1]
| Prestaksla Nature Reserve | |
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| Prestaksla naturreservat | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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| Nearest city | Eidsvåg |
| Coordinates | 62°45′6″N 8°1′52″E |
| Area | 97.0 ha (240 acres) |
| Established | 2010 |
The area received protection in 2010 in order to protect an important forest area.[2] The area has broadleaf deciduous forest mixed with pine forest.[2] The broadleaf deciduous forest primarily contains hazel and some elm. On the wooded mountainside below Prestaksla there is a partially old-growth pine forest.
The reserve is located close to Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's childhood home at the Nesset Parsonage.[3]
References
- "Prestaksla". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "Prestaksla" (PDF). Fylkesmannen i Møre og Romsdal. 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Vingen, Anita (November 25, 2016). "Verner skog i Nesset". Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
External links
- Mijlø-direktoratet: Prestaksla. Map and description of the nature reserve.
- Miljøverndepartementet. 2009. Prestaksla naturreservat, Nesset kommune, Møre og Romsdal fylke. 1:6,000 map of the nature reserve.
- Miljøverndepartementet. 2016. Prestaksla naturreservat, Nesset kommune, Møre og Romsdal fylke. 1:10,000 map of the nature reserve.
- Forskrift om vern av Prestaksla naturreservat, Nesset kommune, Møre og Romsdal. 2010.
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