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Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag
Trøndelag

Tr?ndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Tr?ndelag and S?r-Tr?ndelag. The name, Tr?ndelag, consists of the tribal name Tr?nder and the word lag , meaning the "area of the law of the Tr?nders" ....
, the area around Trondheim
Trondheim

is a city and Municipalities of Norway in S?r-Tr?ndelag Counties of Norway, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
. As a result, it has been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times. Several mountain inns were established in the Middle Ages to house pilgrims traveling to Trondheim, and there are even ruins of an old leprosy
Leprosy

Leprosy , or Hansen's disease , is a Chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the Peripheral nervous system and Mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions are the primary external symptom....
 colony in the northern area. The main south-north highway (E6
European route E6

E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark....
) and railway Dovrebanen
Dovrebanen

The Dovre Line main line of the Rail transport in Norway between Oslo and Trondheim, though the 64 km section south of Eidsvoll is the Gardermo Line, and the only high-speed line in the country....
 in Norway runs over Dovrefjell.






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Dovrefjell is a mountain range in central Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag
Trøndelag

Tr?ndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Tr?ndelag and S?r-Tr?ndelag. The name, Tr?ndelag, consists of the tribal name Tr?nder and the word lag , meaning the "area of the law of the Tr?nders" ....
, the area around Trondheim
Trondheim

is a city and Municipalities of Norway in S?r-Tr?ndelag Counties of Norway, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
. As a result, it has been heavily trafficked during and probably preceding historical times. Several mountain inns were established in the Middle Ages to house pilgrims traveling to Trondheim, and there are even ruins of an old leprosy
Leprosy

Leprosy , or Hansen's disease , is a Chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the Peripheral nervous system and Mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions are the primary external symptom....
 colony in the northern area. The main south-north highway (E6
European route E6

E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark....
) and railway Dovrebanen
Dovrebanen

The Dovre Line main line of the Rail transport in Norway between Oslo and Trondheim, though the 64 km section south of Eidsvoll is the Gardermo Line, and the only high-speed line in the country....
 in Norway runs over Dovrefjell. The highway is a year-round highway but is at rare occasions closed for short periods during heavy winter weather conditions.

The natural habitat for many rare plants and animals, it has become a national park in several stages starting in 1911, when some plants were put under protection. When the railroad was built from Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 to Trondheim
Trondheim

is a city and Municipalities of Norway in S?r-Tr?ndelag Counties of Norway, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
 in 1921, one of the marshes was reserved. In 1974, parts of the range became a national park
List of national parks of Norway

File:Nasjonalparker Norge.JPGList of National Parks of Norway covers 29 national parks in the Norway, and 7 on Svalbard. The list provides date of establishment, area and tourism facilities....
 and the park was extensively enlarged in 2002. Together with Rondane it has Norway and Europe's last stock of wild reindeer
Reindeer

The reindeer , also known as the caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the northern Holarctic....
 of Beringia origin. Dovrefjell (west of E6
European route E6

E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark....
/Dovrebanen
Dovrebanen

The Dovre Line main line of the Rail transport in Norway between Oslo and Trondheim, though the 64 km section south of Eidsvoll is the Gardermo Line, and the only high-speed line in the country....
) also has a stock of musk ox
Musk Ox

The muskox is an Arctic mammal of the Bovidae family, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males, from which its name derives....
en, imported from East-Greenland in 1932.

The Dovrefjell area has now been almost entirely protected as two national parks:
  • Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park
    Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

    Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park is a National Park in Norway. It was founded in 2002 to replace and enlarge the former Dovrefjell National Park, originally founded in 1974....
    , founded 2002, which encompasses the previous and much smaller Dovrefjell National Park.
  • Dovre National Park
    Dovre National Park

    Dovre National Park is a national park in Hedmark and Oppland, Norway, that was established in 2003. Dovre covers an area of 289 km? and the altitude varies from the tree line around 1000 meters to 1716 meters ....
    , founded 2003, connecting the protected areas in the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park
    Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park

    Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park is a National Park in Norway. It was founded in 2002 to replace and enlarge the former Dovrefjell National Park, originally founded in 1974....
     with Rondane National Park
    Rondane National Park

    Rondane National Park is the oldest national park in Norway, established on 21 December 1962. The park contains ten peaks above , with the highest being Rondeslottet at an altitude of ....
    .


The highest mountain in the region is Snøhetta
Snøhetta

Sn?hetta is an international architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design office based in Oslo, Norway and New York City.Sn?hetta has two principals, Craig Dykers and Kjetil Tr?dal Thorsen....
 at 2,286 meters above sea level. The range provides cross-country skiing and hiking opportunities.

route leading to Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral

Nidaros Cathedral , considered the most significant Church of Norway, is located in Trondheim. It was the cathedral of the Norwegian archdiocese, established in 1152....
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