| Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch | |
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| IUCN category II (national park) | |
_in_het_Nationaal_park_Stelvio_(Itali%C3%AB)._Lago_Covel_(1,839_m).jpg) View of the park | |
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| Location | Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Nearest city | Trento |
| Coordinates | 46°30′N 10°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 |
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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.
The park is the fourth largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities.
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, ranging from 650 metres (2,130 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) in height.
References
- 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.
- ^ "Home". stelviopark.it.
External links
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.
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