Tiveden

 ( Forests Of Sweden ) 

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 . 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.

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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, both descendants of the word meaning “god”. Tiveden separates Närke from Västergötland, and was formerly a frontier between the Geats and the Suiones.

The national park area has never been inhabited, but there are several ancient remains of human activities such as worshipping grounds and sacrificial sites.

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Geography The forest has small lakes with red Nymphaea alba. When they were discovered they provided the European varieties of Nymphaea alba 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.

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See also Related forests:

• Tylöskog
• Kolmården
• Trollkyrka
• Skaga stave church

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External links

• Tiveden National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

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