Neptune’s fields
Neptune's fields is a nature reserve in the north of the island of Öland, Sweden. Located in Borgholm Municipality along the Kalmar Strait, north of the village of Byxelkrok, it consists of a long stretch of cobble beach covered with Echium vulgare which blossoms in June and July, coloring the entire area blue.
- Nature reserve
- …is also known as “Neptuni åkrar”
- Description: nature reserve in Kalmar County, Sweden
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Olaf’s chapel and Getterum.
Saint Olaf’s chapel
Church
Saint Olaf's chapel in Byxelkrok, on the island of Öland, Sweden, was built in 1976.
Neptune’s fields
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Latitude
57.3481° or 57° 20′ 53″ north
Longitude
17.0311° or 17° 1′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F9V82XJ+6C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Neptune’s fields” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Czech: “Neptunova pole”
- Danish: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Dutch: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حقول نبتون”
- Finnish: “Neptuni åkrar”
- French: “Neptuni åkrar”
- German: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Polish: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Portuguese: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Romanian: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Slovak: “Neptune’s fields”
- Spanish: “Neptuni åkrar”
- Swedish: “Neptuni åkrar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Byxelkrok and Holmeboda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Byxelkrok Ställplats and Byxelkrok/Ölanda.
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