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Lierne is a national park municipality with all of Lierne National Park and parts of Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park within its borders. The municipality is 2 962 km2, encompassing forests and marshes, some mountain plateaus and many lakes and ponds. More than half of the municipality is 600 meters above sea level or more. Hunting and trout fishing are popular pastimes, all year around. There are marked hiking trails and ski trails in Lierne.
KRISTIAN F. NESSER
At Lierne National Park Visitor Centre you can learn about nature’s Importance to local life, and for the large Nordic carnivores; wolf, wolverine, bear and lynx. Because Lierne is one of the areas in Norway with the largest number of bears the exhibition focuses on bears. Lierne Geology Park is a part of the centre. The 11 buildings and outdoor stage at Kvelia are part of one of Norway’s most valuable cultural landscapes, the Kvelia selected cultural landscape. Every year there are events here, such as an open-air theatre. Sørli museum and Nordli rural museum showcase local history.
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