Store Mosse National Park

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Store Mosse National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Sweden
Area	77 km²
Established	1983
Governing body	Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency

Store Mosse is a national park in Småland in southern Sweden, located in the municipalities of Vaggeryd and Gnosjö. In total Store Mosse covers some 100 square kilometres (39 mile²); of these, some 77 km² were designated national park in 1983.

It has the largest boggy grounds south of Lapland and has an important bird life and unique habitats for other animals and plants.

Guided tours are available all summer, usually once a week. It costs about 200 Kronor, equivalent to 20 Euro or 22 U.S. dollars.

[edit] See also

• List of national parks of Sweden

[edit] External links

• (Swedish) Stora Mosse nationalpark Länsstyrelsen i Jönköpings län

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Coordinates: 57°16′N 13°55′E / 57.267, 13.917Template:Jönköpings-geo-stub