Breheimen National Park

Breheimen National Park
Coordinates: 61 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Innlandet , Vestland , Norway
Next city:	Lillehammer , Trondheim , Bergen
Surface:	1,691 km²
Founding:	August 7, 2009
The national parks in southern Norway (Breheimen has number 32)

The Breheimen National Park ( Norwegian Breheimen nasjonalpark ) is a mountain and glacier- rich national park around the Breheimen mountain range in the Norwegian provinces of Innlandet and Vestland . The name of the area as Breheimen (home of the glaciers) refers to the glaciers. The park was founded on August 7th, 2009 in order to "[...] protect this large, wild piece of nature with its representative ecosystem and its landscape [...]" .

The park belongs to the municipalities of Skjåk , Lom and Luster and is 1,691 km² in size. Since the national park borders on the five nature reserves Strynefjellet landskapsvernområde , Mysubytta landskapsvernområde , Høydalen landskapsvernområde , Mørkridsdalen landskapsvernområde og Vigdalen landskapsvernområde , and Høyrokampen nature reserve is 79 km. The park is also almost adjacent to the Jostedalsbreen National Park .

Geography, landscape and geology

The Gamle Strynefjellsvegen with the Hellstuguvatnet in the foreground and the Raudeggi in the background

The landscape is characterized by glaciers , waterfalls , lush valleys , mountains , but also by cultural landscapes.

heritage Site

In the park more than 6000 years old evidence of human civilization such as hunting bows , remains of farms and paths have been found.

See also

• National parks in Norway

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Explanation on the page of Hiking in Norway
2. ↑ Explanations on the website of the national park administration

Web links

Commons : Breheimen National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Park side of the Directorate for Natural Forestry
• Entry with the Norwegian Environment Agency (Norwegian)