Garphyttan National Park

59°16.7′N 14°53′E / 59.2783°N 14.883°E / 59.2783; 14.883Area1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)Established1909Governing bodyNaturvårdsverket

Garphyttan National Park (Swedish: Garphyttans nationalpark) is a Swedish national park in Kilsbergen west of Örebro in Lekeberg Municipality.[1] The national park has an area of 1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)[2] and was established in 1909 as the first of its kind in Sweden,[2] but was in existence as early as 1857.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Garphyttan national park | Choose Park - List | Sweden's national parks". Sverigesnationalparker.se. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "Garphyttan National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ^ Lunds botaniska förening (1857). "Botaniska notiser: för år". Botaniska Notiser. 103. O. Nordstedt och A. Falck.

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