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 (Italië). Lago Covel (1,839 m).jpg
View of the park
Map showing the location of Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
Map showing the location of Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
Location of the park
LocationLombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Nearest cityTrento
Coordinates46°30′N 10°35′E / 46.500°N 10.583°E / 46.500; 10.583Coordinates: 46°30′N 10°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 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, the and the . 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.stelviopark.it/

External links[]

Information:

  • Stelvio's Waterfall

  • Information about the Stelvio National Park on the fragile environment around lago Covel (Italy).

  • Information Lago Covel.

  • View of Monte Cevedale.

  • View of the park.

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