Hamra National Park

Hamra National Park
Hamra nationalpark
IUCN category II (national park)
Hamra National Park
Location	Gävleborg County, Sweden
Nearest city	Ljusdal, Ljusdal Municipality
Coordinates	61°46′N 14°45′E / 61.767°N 14.750°E / 61.767; 14.750Coordinates: 61°46′N 14°45′E / 61.767°N 14.750°E / 61.767; 14.750
Area	13.83 km² (5.34 sq mi)^[1]
Established	1909^[1]
Governing body	Naturvårdsverket

Hamra National Park (Swedish: Hamra nationalpark) is a national park in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden. The park, which is a part of Orsa Finnmark (part of Dalarna), was founded in 1909 and was then 28 ha (69 acres) in area, but was extended in 2011 to 1,383 ha (3,420 acres).

Haparanda Archipelago

National parks of Sweden (clickable map)

References

1 2 "Välkommen till Hamra nationalparks webbplats". Gävleborg County. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

External links

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Sweden's National Parks: Hamra National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

National parks of Sweden

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