Norra Kvill National Park
Norra Kvill National Park | |
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Norra Kvills nationalpark | |
Location | Kalmar County, Sweden |
Coordinates | 57°46′N 15°35′E / 57.767°N 15.583°ECoordinates: 57°46′N 15°35′E / 57.767°N 15.583°E |
Area | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1927, extended 1989[1] |
Governing body | Naturvårdsverket |
Norra Kvill (literally North Kvill) is a small national park (established in 1927) near Vimmerby in Kalmar county, Småland, southeastern Sweden. A few kilometers from the park is the Rumskulla oak, Europe's largest English oak with a circumference of about 14 m (46 ft). The oak is thought to be about 1 000 years old.
References[]
- ^ a b "Norra Kvill National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norra Kvill National Park. |
- Sweden's National Parks: Norra Kvill National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Sweden
- Protected areas established in 1927
- 1927 establishments in Sweden
- Geography of Kalmar County
- Tourist attractions in Kalmar County
- Kalmar County geography stubs
- Protected area stubs