| Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch | |
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 View of the park | |
  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 |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Governing body | Ministero dell'Ambiente |
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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]
In December 2025 a wildlife photographer discovered around 20000 footprints of dinosaurs dating back about 210 millions year in the park, near the Swiss border. [3] It is one of the largest Triassic trace fossil sites found. The fossil track way shows movement of long-necked, bipedal herbivores preserved on high Alpine cliffs and celebrated as a significant paleontologica l find. [4]
