| Femundsmarka National Park | |
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| Location | Innlandet andTrøndelag,Norway |
| Nearest city | Røros |
| Coordinates | 62°13′N12°7′E / 62.217°N 12.117°E /62.217; 12.117 |
| Area | 573 km2 (221 sq mi) |
| Established | 1971 |
| Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
Femundsmarka National Park (Norwegian:Femundsmarka nasjonalpark) is anational park inInnlandet andTrøndelag counties inNorway. It is located inRøros Municipality andEngerdal Municipality. The landscape is largelymarshes andlakes (it lies adjacent to Norway's second largest natural lake,Femunden). It is a popular destination forcanoeing andfishing. The park was formed in 1971 to protect the lake and the forests stretching eastwards toSweden. Theforest is sparse and consists of craggypine andbirch.
The park has long been a source offalcons for use in the European and Asian sport offalconry and several places in the park are known asFalkfangerhøgda, or "falcon hunters' height". There are also wildreindeer grazing in the heights and, in summer, a herd of around 30musk oxen roam the area along the Røa and Mugga Rivers (in winter they migrate to theFunäsdalen area). This group split off from an older herd in theDovrefjell area and migrated here.[1]
The National Park influenced the name of the album Femundsmarka of the Germanblack metal bandWaldgeflüster.
The first element is the genitive of the lake nameFemund and the last element is the finite form ofmark which means "woodland" or "forest".
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