Øvre Dividal National Park

The Øvre Dividal National Park (Norwegian Øvre Dividal nasjonalpark, North Sami Dieváidvuovddi ) is a national park in Northern Norway. It was founded in 1971 to preserve the local piece of untouched typical domestic nature of northern Norway with its partially rare species and plants and the cultural heritage and protect.

The 770 km ² national park belongs to the municipality Målselv in Troms County. It is bordered by the 19 km ² Dividalen nature reserve and in the west to the Swedish border.

Geography, landscape and geology

The Øvre Dividal has different types of terrain. So there are wooded valleys, where there is still real jungle, undulating plateaus, bogs, swamps and heaths to mighty fells. In the center of the park is the valley of the Divielva.

The predominant rock types are conglomerate, sandstone and shale. The highest point of the park is the Kistefjell of 1,633 m.

Flora and Fauna

The vegetation consists partly of pine and, to a height of 700 meters, also made ​​of birch wood. Characteristic plants above the tree line are mainly Arctic poppy, Lapland Alpine Rose and Lapland spitz Kiel.

In the National Park traces of lynx, bear, wolves and wolverines are found regularly. The park also is the highest population density of the wolverine in Norway.

Living in Øvre Dividal and grow about 50 different species of beetles, fungi and lichens, which are on the Red List.

Cultural Heritage

In the park you found some pre-Christian Sámi sacrificial sites and traces of reindeer husbandry. By Norwegians, the area is about since 17-18. Century been populated.

The name comes from the north Dividalen Amish word " dievva " which means round, dry pile, so feces.

Tourism and Management

Through the National Park leads the Nordkalottruta trail. The Norwegian Trekking Association maintains the mountain huts Vuomahytta, Dividalshytta and Dærtahytta.