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Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park

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Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park lies in Trondelag county, Norway, established on December 17, 2004, and covering about 1,924 square kilometers across the municipalities of Verdal, Snasa, Grong, Lierne and Steinkjer, making it the fourth largest national park on the Norwegian mainland. Its mountain plateaus, lakes, forested valleys and wetlands rise to 1,333 meters at Midtliklumpen and include undisturbed old-growth forest in the valleys, with Sami cultural sites such as settlements, sacred places and burial grounds, and habitat for brown bears, lynx, wolverines, wolves and Arctic foxes. 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
2004 1
Area (sq km)
1924 1
Governing Body
Directorate for Nature Management 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Directorate for Nature Management 1
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1. Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park (Norwegian: Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Låarte-Skæhkere vaarjelimmiedajve) lies in Trøndelag county, Norway.
  • Lead sentence
    is the fourth largest national park on the Norwegian mainland and one of the largest remaining true
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: established
    17 December 2004
  • Introduction
    Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park lies in Trondelag county, Norway, established on December 17, 2004, and covering about 1,924 square kilometers across the municipalities of Verdal, Snasa, Grong, Lierne and Steinkjer, making it the fourth largest national park on the Norwegi
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Directorate for Nature Management
  • Part Of: Norway, Lead paragraph
  • On Continent: Europe
    Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park (Norwegian: Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Låarte-Skæhkere vaarjelimmiedajve) lies in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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