Naturum Sommen

Naturum Sommen is a visitor center and natural history museum located in Torpön Island in Lake Sommen in the South Swedish highlands. The building is modelled after a traditional boathouse.[1] The idea of a naturum museum was first conceived in 1996 and the museum was inaugurated in 2002.[2] From the beginning, the museum has been supported by the local history society of Torpön (Swedish: Torpöns hembygsförening).[2] In late 2013 Naturum Sommen closed as the local history society of Torpön and the Sommen Foundation (Swedish: Stiftelsen Sommen) were not able to continue its support, however it opened again in 2014.[3][4][5]

Naturum Sommen
Established2002 (2002)
LocationTorpön, Ydre, Sweden
Coordinates58°01′45″N 15°05′20″E
TypeNature center
Websitesommen-naturum.se

Since 2017, the Ydre municipality heads the work in Sommen Naturum.[2]

  • Real size model of a Sommen charr in naturum Sommen.
  • Model of lake Sommen.

References
  1. "Hitta till naturum". naturvardsverket.se (in Swedish). Environmental Protection Agency. January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. "Om naturum". sommen-naturum.se (in Swedish). Naturum Sommen. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. "Anna räddade naturum Sommen". naturvetarna.se (in Swedish). Naturvetarna. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. "Naturum Sommen läggs ner". Corren (in Swedish). Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. Ahl, Fredrik (February 27, 2014). "Naturum Sommen räddas". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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