Norra Kvill National Park

Norra Kvill National Park
Coordinates: 57 ° 45 ′ 53 ″  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 19 ″  E
Location:	Kalmar Lan , Sweden
Next city:	Vimmerby
Surface:	1.14 km²
Founding:	1927, expanded in 1994

Norra Kvill is a Swedish national park in the area of ​​the municipality of Vimmerby , which consists of a primeval coniferous forest in the highlands of Småland .

No tree has been felled here for over 150 years, some pines are 350 years old, 35 meters high and have a circumference of 2.50 meters. The wilderness-like character is created by fallen trees and gigantic stone blocks. There is a rich flora on the forest floor . A partially relatively steep, marked path opens up the forest for visitors over a length of approx. 4 km. From the mountain Idhöjden, at 230 m above sea level. NN the highest point in the park, you have a wide view of the area. South of the national park is the thickest oak in Europe, the Rumskullaeken (also known as Kvilleken).

The park was established in 1927; In 1994 the area was expanded from 27 to 114 hectares.

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  Moss-grown stones

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  Rumskullaeken

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  View over the national park

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Norra Kvill National Park | Visit Småland. (No longer available online.) In: www.visitsmaland.se. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016 ; Retrieved July 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ National Park Facts | Norra Kvill National Park | Choose National Park | Sweden's national parks. In: Sveriges nationalparker. Retrieved July 20, 2016 . 
3. ↑ http://www.monumentaltrees.com/de/swe/kalmar/vimmerby/945_kvilleken/