Tyuresta ( Swe . Tyresta ) - a national park in Sweden, located in the Stockholm Lena in the communes of Haning and Turesso.
| Tyurest National Park | |
|---|---|
| Swede. Tyresta | |
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| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 2,000 ha [1] |
| Established | 1993 year |
| Management organization | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ( Swede. Naturvårdsverket ) |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Nearest town | Handen |
Turesta is a rift valley. The park is covered with pine forests, it is one of the largest massifs of virgin forests in Sweden.
National Park
The area of the national park with the surrounding reserve is 47 km 2 .
In August 1999, about 10% of the park’s area burned out as a result of forest fires .
Six years after the fire
Orshon Lake
Orshon Lake
Notes
- ↑ Tyresta National Park - Naturvårdsverket . Date of treatment March 16, 2013. Archived March 22, 2013.