Hallingskarvet National Park

Hallingskarvet National Park
Location:	Viken , Vestland , Norway
Next city:	Hol , Finse
Surface:	450 km²
Founding:	December 22, 2006
	The national parks in southern Norway (Hallingskarvet has number 3)
	The eastern part of Hallingskarvet (south view)
	The Flatkavatn Lake
	The national park at sunset
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The Hallingskarvet National Park ( Norwegian Hallingskarvet nasjonalpark ) is a south Norwegian National Park, which the Hallingskarvet - Plateau covers and the municipalities of Hol (province Viken ), Ulvik and Aurland (province Vestland belongs).

The park was founded on December 22nd, 2006 to protect the large, distinctive and almost untouched mountain region, the biodiversity of flora and fauna and the native mountain animals . The park borders on the nature reserve Skaupsjøen / Hardangerjøkulen and the biotope Finse .

Both the Bergen Railway and Reichsstraße 7 pass in the south of the park .

Geology, landscape and geography

The national park largely includes the Hallingskarvet high plateau , which was created as a result of the Caledonian orogeny . The predominant rock material in the mountain range is Precambrian pluton .

The highest mountain is the Folarskardnuten with 1,933 m. In Hallingskarvet there is also Norway's highest lake, the Flakavatnet , which is 1,453 m above sea level.

flora

The flora is very diverse with over 300 different species. The most widespread plants are the white silver arum , knollchen knotweed and autumn dandelion . At higher elevations, especially coming Trefoil rushes , Polar ledges , Moosheide and Glacier Buttercup before.

fauna

In the park there are mountain animals, elk , deer , arctic foxes and mountain hares in the larger mammals . North of the park also live wolverines .

The largest birds of prey are golden eagles , gyrfalcon , kestrel and buzzard . The common raven is also native to Hallingskarvet.

heritage Site

Various hunting utensils were found in the national park, suggesting prehistoric / historical use of the mountains as a hunting and / or settlement area.

In the 17th to 19th centuries, the park was along an important trade route. Simple overnight huts, so-called lægre , still bear witness to this today. In 1880 the English Count Lord Garvagh had a stone hunting lodge, the Lordehytta , built to hunt reindeer in the vicinity .

Administration and tourism

The Norwegian Trekking Association maintains the huts Finsehytta in the south and Geiterygghytta in the north in the park . Private accommodation is available in Raggsteindalen and Haugastøl . There are marked hiking trails between the huts.

A piece of the Skarverennet runs through the park between Finse and Ustaoset . The Rallarvegen also runs to the south of the park .

literature

Arne Næss. Det gode long livs far. Hallingskarvet sett fra Tvergastein. Damm, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-517-7977-4 .
Leif Ryvarden : Norges nasjonalparker. 2., opplag med revisjoner. Damm, Oslo 2005, ISBN 82-04-09324-1 .

Web links

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

Hallingskarvet nasjonalpark - information page on the homepage of Fylkesmannen i Buskerud
Norwegian Environment Agency website. (Norwegian)