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Tiveden is a long and wide densely forested rocky ridge in Sweden, throughout history notorious for its wilderness and dangers; historically a hiding place for outlaws. In historic times it, along with Tylöskog and Kolmården, formed the border between the land of the Swedes and the land of the Geats.
Within it, the Tiveden National Park has a designated area of , a comparatively small and arguably the most inaccessible part of the forest. It was established in 1983, and administratively belongs to the municipalities of Karlsborg and Laxå.
The name is very old and disputed. -''Ved'' is cognate to English ''Wood'' and the first part of its name, ''Ti''-, either means "god" or refers to the god
The forest has small lakes with red waterlilies. When they were discovered they provided the European varieties of red waterlilies that are in cultivation. The folklore tale of how this became goes as follows:
The animal life is scarce, but the forest houses a substantial population of western capercaillie. Nowadays there are small populations of wolves, lynxes and wolverines in Tiveden. Bears have also been sighted.
Tiveden National Park
from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency {{Authority control Forests of Sweden Geography of Örebro County Tourist attractions in Örebro County Geography of Västra Götaland County Tourist attractions in Västra Götaland County
History
The name is very old and disputed. -''Ved'' is cognate to English ''Wood'' and the first part of its name, ''Ti''-, either means "god" or refers to the god Týr
(; Old Norse: , ) is a god in Germanic mythology, a valorous and powerful member of the and patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In Norse mythology, which provides most of the surviving narratives about gods among the Germanic people ...
, both descendants of the word meaning “god”. Tiveden separates Närke
Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwe ...
from Västergötland
Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.
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, and was formerly a frontier between the Geats and the Swedes.
The national park area has never been inhabited, but there are several ancient remains of human activities such as worshipping grounds and sacrificial sites.
Geography
The forest has small lakes with red waterlilies. When they were discovered they provided the European varieties of red waterlilies that are in cultivation. The folklore tale of how this became goes as follows:
The animal life is scarce, but the forest houses a substantial population of western capercaillie. Nowadays there are small populations of wolves, lynxes and wolverines in Tiveden. Bears have also been sighted.
See also
Related forests: * Tylöskog * Kolmården * Trollkyrka * Skaga stave churchReferences
External links
Tiveden National Park
from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency {{Authority control Forests of Sweden Geography of Örebro County Tourist attractions in Örebro County Geography of Västra Götaland County Tourist attractions in Västra Götaland County