Stelvio National Park

Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
IUCN category II (national park)
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 / 46.500; 10.583
Elevation	690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Established	1935
Governing body	Ministero 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]

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.

External links

• Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it
• official page of park Parco nazionale dello Stelvio

Information:

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  Stelvio's Waterfall
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  Information about the Stelvio National Park on the fragile environment around lago Covel (Italy).
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  Information Lago Covel.
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  View of Monte Cevedale.
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  View of the park.