Djurö National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| Nearest city | Mariestad, Karlstad |
| Coordinates | 58°51′N 13°28′E / 58.850°N 13.467°ECoordinates: 58°51′N 13°28′E / 58.850°N 13.467°E |
| Area | 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1991[1] |
| Governing body | Naturvårdsverket |
Djurö National Park is a Swedish national park consisting of the Djurö Archipelago, a group of about 30 islands in Sweden's biggest lake, Lake Vänern. Established in 1991, it has an area of 24 square kilometres.
The islands are presently uninhabited, but there is a hunting lodge and an unmanned lighthouse. Wildlife includes fallow deer and a great variety of birds including ospreys, hobby, oyster catchers and greater black-backed gulls. The horizon of Djurö consists only of water, except in southern direction where Kinnekulle is visible.[2]
To visit Djurö one needs to have or rent a boat, as there are no regular boat trips there.
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- ^ a b "Djurö National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
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