Stelvio National Park

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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
Bergtocht van Peio Paese naar Lago Covel (1,839 m) in het Nationaal park Stelvio (Italie). Lago Covel (1,839 m).jpg
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Location of the park
Location Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Nearest city Trento
Coordinates 46°30′N10°35′E / 46.500°N 10.583°E / 46.500; 10.583
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

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

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)[ citation needed ] to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) in height. [2]

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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. 1 2 3 "Home". stelviopark.it.

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