Trillemarka (Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell) is a

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located in

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

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. It was created on December 13, 2002, and is located in the hilly and mountainous areas between

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Numedal Numedal () is a valley and a traditional district in Eastern Norway located within the county of Buskerud. It traditionally includes the municipalities Flesberg, Nore og Uvdal and Rollag. Administratively, it now also includes Kongsberg. ...

and Solevann in

Sigdal Sigdal is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. The municipality of Sigdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see forman ...

, partially in the

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Nore og Uvdal Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg. The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of ...

, and

Rollag Rollag is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, al ...

. The nature reserve consists of one of the largest

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areas in central

Østlandet Eastern Norway (, ) is the geographical Regions of Norway, region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Oslo, Akershus, Vestfold, Østfold, Buskerud, Telemark, and Innlandet. Eastern Norway is by far the most populo ...

and includes

virgin forest An old-growth forest or primary forest is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without Disturbance (ecology), disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological features. The Food and Agriculture Organizati ...

and 93 red list species. The Norwegian government decided on January 8, 2008, that were to be protected. The landowners received

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100 million in compensation.

Controversy

There has been a large controversy between

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and the owners of the forest. As a consequence of the debate there has been suggested four different sizes for an expansion of the nature reserve: # 205–210 km² (suggested by the

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language, including the two ...

, supported by environmentalists) # 169 km² (suggested by the governor) # 147 km² (suggested by the governor) # 99 km² (suggested by the forest owners) Among the environmentalist organizations that have taken an interest in Trillemarka, are

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, WWF, and Friends of the Earth, Norway.Friends of the Earth, Norway

References

External links

Unofficial info site
Nature reserves in Norway Sigdal {{Europe-protected-area-stub