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{{Short description|National park in Sweden}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Tresticklan National Park
| alt_name = Tresticklans nationalpark
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Tresticklan-Langetjarn.jpg
| photo_width = 288
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| location = [[Västra Götaland County]], [[Sweden]]
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| coords = {{coord|59|02|N|11|45|E|region:SE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| area_km2 = 28.97
| area_ref = <ref name="naturvårdsverket">{{cite web
 |title       = Tresticklan National Park
 |url         = http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/Enjoying-nature/National-parks-and-other-places-worth-visiting/National-Parks-in-Sweden/Tresticklan-National-Park/
 |publisher   = [[Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)|Naturvårdsverket]]
 |accessdate  = 2009-02-26
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090404171311/http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/Enjoying-nature/National-parks-and-other-places-worth-visiting/National-Parks-in-Sweden/Tresticklan-National-Park/
 |archivedate = 2009-04-04
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| established = 1996<ref name="naturvårdsverket" />
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| governing_body = [[Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)|Naturvårdsverket]]
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'''Tresticklan National Park''' ({{langx|sv|Tresticklan nationalpark}}) is located in the municipality of [[Dals-Ed Municipality|Dals-Ed]] in northwestern [[Dalsland]], Sweden, along the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[border]]. "Trestickel" means "[[trident]]", possibly a reference to the shape of [[Lake Stora Tresticklan]]. This [[national park]] contains one of the few remaining areas of [[old-growth forest]] in southern [[Scandinavia]]. The park was established in 1996 and has an area of {{convert|28.97|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The park's highest point is the [[Orshöjden]] (276 m.a.sl).
{{Swedish National Parks|float=none}}

== See also ==
* [[Bråtane]]
* Lake [[Stora Le]]
* [[Råbocken]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Tresticklan National Park}}
* [http://sverigesnationalparker.se/en/choose-park---list/tresticklan-national-park/ Sweden's National Parks: Tresticklan National Park] from the [[Swedish Environmental Protection Agency]]

{{National parks of Sweden}}


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[[Category:Geography of Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:National parks of Sweden]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1996]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Sweden]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:Dals-Ed Municipality]]
[[Category:20th-century establishments in Älvsborg County]]


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