Forollhogna National Park spans the Trondelag and Innlandet counties of Norway across the municipalities of Tynset, Tolga, Os, Holtalen, Midtre Gauldal and Rennebu, established on December 21, 2001 as Norway's 19th national park and covering about 1,062 square kilometers. Known for its gentle, rolling alpine terrain, it is an important habitat for wild reindeer and preserves a centuries-old tradition of summer mountain farming; it takes its name from the central mountain and lake Forollen, with hogna meaning defender or protector.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyDirectorate for Nature Management 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Directorate for Nature Management 1 Sources
1. Forollhogna National Park (Wikipedia)
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Forollhogna National Park (Norwegian: Forollhogna nasjonalpark) is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway.
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Forollhogna National Park spans the Trondelag and Innlandet counties of Norway across the municipalities of Tynset, Tolga, Os, Holtalen, Midtre Gauldal and Rennebu, established on December 21, 2001 as Norway's 19th national park and covering about 1,062 square kilometers.
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Directorate for Nature Management
View the Source2. Forollhogna National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
Wikidata item Q1437916
P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
- Part Of: Norway, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the Source Wikidata: Forollhogna National Park
Wikidata Q1437916, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Norway
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