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Sarek National Park

National Park

Sarek National Park lies in Jokkmokk Municipality in Swedish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle, and was established in 1909 as one of nine national parks created that year, making it and its siblings the first national parks in Europe. Covering about 1,970 square kilometers, it holds six of Sweden's thirteen peaks above 2,000 meters, including Sarektjakka, the country's second highest mountain, along with roughly 100 glaciers, deep valleys and high plateaus, and it carries IUCN Category II protection as a national park. The park is traditional reindeer herding territory for the Sami people and contains sites of importance to them, and since 1996 it has formed part of the Laponian Area UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Naturvardsverket (Sweden) 1
Governing Body
Naturvårdsverket 1
FAQs

Is Sarek National Park easy to hike?

No. It has no marked trails or accommodations and few bridges.

No. Beginners are advised to go with a guide, because the park has no marked trails or accommodations and only two bridges aside from those near its borders. It also receives some of the heaviest rainfall in Sweden, so hiking depends on the weather, and its turbulent streams are hazardous to cross without proper training.
Sources
1. Sarek National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Naturvårdsverket
  • Lead
    Sarek National Park (Swedish: Sareks nationalpark) is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in northern Sweden.
  • Source text, realm: terrestrial
    Sarek National Park (Swedish: Sareks nationalpark) is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in northern Sweden.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Naturvårdsverket
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    The park is traditional reindeer herding territory for the Sami people and contains sites of importance to them, and since 1996 it has formed part of the Laponian Area UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Naturvårdsverket
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Wikidata: Sarek National Park
Wikidata Q945780, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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