Ormtjernkampen ( no, Ormtjernkampen nasjonalpark) is a former national park located in
Gausdal municipality in the county of Oppland in
Norway. It was in 2011 included in the larger
Langsua National Park.
It was the smallest national park in Norway and consists primarily of virgin
spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
forest, with some lakes and marshes. It was established to preserve the virgin spruce forest that prevailed in Norway prior to the rise of forestry.
The park borders on the Ormtjernmyra nature reserve.
The name
The last element is the finite form of ''kamp'' m 'round mountain'. The first element is the name of the lake Ormtjernet - and this is a compound of ''orm'' m 'snake' (
vipera berus), and the finite form of ''tjern'' n 'small lake, tarn'.
External links
Map of Ormtjernkampen National Park
Former national parks of Norway
Protected areas established in 1968
Protected areas of Oppland
Tourist attractions in Oppland
1968 establishments in Norway
Gausdal
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