Gutulia National Park

Gutulia National Park
Location:	Innlandet , Norway
Next city:	Hamar
Surface:	23 km²
Founding:	06/20/1968, extended 06/10/2004
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The Gutulia National Park ( Norwegian Gutulia nasjonalpark ) is the second smallest Norwegian national park . It belongs to the municipality of Engerdal in Fylke Innlandet . The national park was established on December 20, 1968 with a size of 18 km² in order to protect the local landscape with its almost untouched forests, swamp and mountain regions and the cultural heritage, as well as to preserve the biological diversity of this unique flora and fauna. In 2004 it was expanded to 22,563 km².

The area borders Sweden to the east and merges there into the Rogens Nature Reserve . Femundsmarka National Park is just 5 km from the park .

Geography, landscape and geology

The national park essentially consists of a forest area which is high by Norwegian standards. The lowest point in the national park is 615 m , the highest point is the summit of Mount Gutuliviola with a height of 949 m . The soil consists mainly of nutrient-poor sandstone. The largest lake in the park is Valsjøen , the main river in the area is Gutua . All of the park's waters flow either east or south-east into Sweden. Gutulisjøen is in the south and Reichsstraße 221 runs in the north .

Flora and fauna

The national park was established to protect a primeval forest typical of this area. The trees growing here are unusually tall and unusually old. Many trees are hundreds of years old. The most common tree species is the pine , followed by the spruce . Since the forest area has not been cultivated, dead trees remain standing or fallen trees are lying and convey a special feeling of untouchedness. There have been repeated forest fires in the last few centuries .

The largest mammals in the national park are elk , roe deer , red fox , pine marten , mink , beaver and otter . Occasionally you can also see mountain animals in the park. The most common bird species are typical forest and mountain birds such as the mountain finch and tree pipit , but also Fitis .

heritage Site

Agriculture was practiced in the southwestern part of the park from 1750 to 1949. 13 houses from this period have been preserved. The area is believed to have been used as grazing land by the Sami people in the 16th century .

Tourism and administration

There is only one marked path in the national park. This leads from Lake Gutulisjøen, which is outside the national park, 3 km to the Gutulisetra alpine pasture area.

Gutulia has been observed as part of a research project since 1990. The aim of the research is to monitor the effects of various types of pollution on the different habitats and organisms in the park.

Web links

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

Directorate for Nature Management (Norwegian)

literature

Per Roger Lauritzen , Ole Vangen. Femundsmarka and Gutulia . Gyldendal, 2007 (Norges nasjonalparker; 2) ISBN 978-82-05-37631-1
Roald Evensen. «Gutulisetra - et culture country cap i fredet urskog» I: Den norske turistforenings årbok ; 1987
Gunnar Borgos, Reidar Elven mfl. Femundsmarka, Gutulia . Luther, 1972 (Norges nasjonalparker; 4) ISBN 82-531-4047-9
Kjell Hauge. «Gutulia» I: Den norske turistforenings årbok 1969 .
Thorvald Kierulf . Gutulia . Oslo, 1963. 27 p. (Småskrifter utgitt av Østlandske naturvernforening; No. 4)