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Sånfjället National Park

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Sånfjället National Park lies in Jämtland County in central Sweden, established in 1909 as one of the first nine national parks in Sweden and covering about 10,300 hectares. It is named after the 1,278 meter mountain Sånfjället, and its mountainous terrain is intersected by streaming lakes and forest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1909 1
Area (sq km)
103 1
Governing Body
Naturvårdsverket 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Naturvardsverket (Sweden) 1
Sources
1. Sonfjället National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Sonfjället, also spelled Sånfjället (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsôːnˌfjɛlːɛt]; local dialect: Sôna), is a national park situated in Härjedalen, in central Sweden.
  • Lead sentence
    is a national park situated in Härjedalen, in central Sweden
  • Lead paragraph
    was established in 1909, making it one of Europe's oldest national parks.
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Sweden; continent follows from the atlas record for Sweden
    dialect: Sôna), is a national park situated in Härjedalen, in central Sweden
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