Forollhogna National Park

Forollhogna National Park
Forollhogna National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	View northwards from ascent of the mountain Forollhogna
Location	Counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet, Norway
Nearest city	Røros
Coordinates	62°38′N 10°40′E / 62.633°N 10.667°E
Area	1,062 km2 (410 sq mi)
Established	21 December 2001
Governing body	Directorate for Nature Management
Website	Forollhogna.no

Forollhogna National Park (Norwegian: Forollhogna nasjonalpark) is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway. Forollhogna (or Forelhogna) park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer. The park lies in the municipalities of Tynset, Tolga, and Os in Innlandet and Holtålen, Midtre Gauldal, and Rennebu in Trøndelag.

The scenery of Forollhogna consists of large alpine areas, with gentle slopes rising from the valleys below—an area often referred to as "the gentle mountains". Here are thriving villages and a lush cultural landscape formed by the region's farming traditions. For centuries the mountain farms have been in use during the summer, and many still are. This is the setting of Forollhogna National Park, Norway's 19th park to be so designated.^[1]^[2]

Name

The name is a composition of two words. The last element is the finite form of hogn which means "defender" or "protector" (this tall and impressive mountain marks the border between Trøndelag and Innlandet). The first element comes the name of the lake in the central part of the park: Forollen (Forollsjøen).

References

^ "Forollhogna - Exploring the National Park". Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
^ "Forollhogna National Park" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

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[1] "Forollhogna - Exploring the National Park". Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

[2] "Forollhogna National Park" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

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v t e National parks of Norway
Mainland	Anárjohka Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella Breheimen Børgefjell Dovre Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella Femundsmarka Folgefonna Forollhogna Fulufjellet Færder Gutulia Hallingskarvet Hardangervidda Jomfruland Jostedalsbreen Jotunheimen Junkerdal Láhko Langsua Lierne Lofotodden Lomsdal–Visten Møysalen Raet Rago Reinheimen Reisa Rohkunborri Rondane Saltfjellet–Svartisen Seiland Sjunkhatten Skarvan and Roltdalen Stabbursdalen Varangerhalvøya Ytre Hvaler Øvre Dividal Øvre Pasvik Ånderdalen
Svalbard	Forlandet Indre Wijdefjorden Nordenskiöld Land Nordre Isfjorden Nordvest-Spitsbergen Sassen–Bünsow Land Sør-Spitsbergen
Former	Gressåmoen Ormtjernkampen