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Vändåtberget
Inner-Abborrtjärnen, a lakelet in the center of the reserve.
Inner-Abborrtjärnen, a lakelet in the center of the reserve.
Vändåtberget is located in Sweden
Vändåtberget
Vändåtberget
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
County Västernorrland
Area
 • Total 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)

Vändåtberget is a nature reserve in Västernorrland County in Sweden. It is 50 kilometres northwest of the town Örnsköldsvik. The reserve was established in 1989 and has an area of 3.45 km2. The old-growth forest of Vändåt is a habitat for the highly endangered beetle Pytho kolwensis, in the genus Pytho and the family Pythidae. It is also a habitat for a longhorn beetle, Nothorhina muricata.

The meaning of the name “Vändåt” is not known.

Pythos kolwensis - sällsynt urskogsskalbagge
Pytho kolwensis, a rarity that can be found in Vändåtberget.

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