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Fulufjället National Park ((スウェーデン語:Fulufjällets nationalpark)) is a national park in central Sweden. Its total area is , located entirely within Älvdalen Municipality in the province of Dalarna. It is named after the mountain Fulufjället, high. It covers the Swedish part of the Fulufjället massif, which is the southernmost part of the Scandes in Sweden. The Norwegian part of the massif is protected by Norway's Fulufjellet National Park. The park is one of Sweden's most recent, inaugurated in September 2002 by King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony attended by a few thousand spectators. The park has become one of the initial PAN Parks, an international project to combine preservation with tourism. The Fulufjället massif is a high plateau deeply gouged by several rivers that flow into the mighty river Dalälven, which, far downstream, creates the unique topography of Färnebofjärden National Park. The geography is dominated by lichen, bare mountains, and valleys with dense old-growth forest. The heaths of brush, grass and lichens are unique in the Scandinavian Mountains, a result of the absence of grazing reindeers. The park is a notable location for several species of birds, as well as brown bears and Eurasian lynx. The bold Siberian jay is the park's symbol. Notable sights include Sweden's largest waterfall, Njupeskär, with a total height of , and a free fall of . Growing in the park is the Old Tjikko, one of the world's oldest trees. == Toponymy == The origin of the name is not known for certain: the suffix ''-fjället'' means "the mountain", but the first part (''Fulu-'') is not clear.〔p. 50〕 In ''Ortnamn i Dalarna'', Harry Ståhl suggests that this word comes from the Old Swedish ''fala'' meaning "pale" or "dim",〔 like the names of the city of Falun and of the river Fulan.〔 The mountain would have thus taken its name from the nearby river, or else from the city: a former road going from Trysil to Falun would indeed have gone over the mountain, and might therefore have been called "the mountain on Falun's road".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fulufjället National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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