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/
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyDirectorate for Nature Management 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Directorate for Nature Management 1 Sources
1. Blafjella-Skjaekerfjella National Park (Wikipedia)
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Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park (Norwegian: Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Låarte-Skæhkere vaarjelimmiedajve) lies in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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is the fourth largest national park on the Norwegian mainland and one of the largest remaining true
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17 December 2004
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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 Norwegi
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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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