Stelvio National Park

Stelvio National Park (Italian: Parco nazionale dello Stelvio; German: Nationalpark Stilfser Joch) is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935.[1]

Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
View of the park
Map showing the location of Parco Nazionale dello StelvioNationalpark Stilfserjoch
Map showing the location of Parco Nazionale dello StelvioNationalpark Stilfserjoch
Location of the park
LocationLombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Nearest cityTrento
Coordinates46°30′N 10°35′E
Elevation690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Established1935
Governing bodyMinistero dell'Ambiente
www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.stelvio/Eindex.php

The park is the fourth largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities.[2]

Stelvio National Park has borders with the Swiss National Park, Adamello Brenta Natural Park, and Adamello Regional Park (Italian: Parco regionale dell'Adamello). Together, these parks comprise 400,000 hectares (1,500 sq mi) of protected natural environment. The park includes an extensive territory of valleys and high mountains,[2] ranging from 650 metres (2,130 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) in height.[2]

References

  1. Law no. 740 on the Constitution of the Stelvio National Park, published in Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia on June 3, 1935. For the history of this institution see F. Pedrotti, Notizie storiche sul Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio, Temi, Trento 2005.
  2. "Home". stelviopark.it.

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