Tiveden National Park

Tiveden National Park
Tivedens nationalpark
IUCN category II (national park)
284px The Junker Jägare's stone in Tiveden: a boulder 15 metres (49 ft) tall.
Location	Västra Götaland and Örebro counties, Sweden
Nearest city	Karlsborg
Coordinates
Area	1,350 hectares (3,300 acres)
Established	1983

Tiveden National Park (Swedish: Tivedens nationalpark) is a national park situated in the Tiveden forest in the municipalities of Laxå (Örebro County) and Karlsborg (Västra Götaland County), in the historical province of Västergötland in Sweden. It covers 1,350 hectares (3,300 acres) of wild forest over rugged terrain. The national park was established in 1983, and is administered by Naturvårdsverket and the county of Örebro, although a part of its area is located in the county of Västra Götaland.

History

At the beginning of the Middle Ages, the forest of Tiveden was a hiding-place for outlaws, who took refuge there.

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