Stelvio National Park

{{Short description|Protected area in Italy}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Nationalpark Stilfserjoch

| iucn_category = II

| photo = Bergtocht van Peio Paese naar Lago Covel (1,839 m) in het Nationaal park Stelvio (Italië). Lago Covel (1,839 m).jpg

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| photo_caption = View of the park

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| map = Italy

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| map_caption = Location of the park

| location = Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

| nearest_city = Trento

| coords = {{coord|46|30|N|10|35|E|scale:500000|display=inline,title}}

| region =

| elevation = {{convert|690|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|3905|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| established = 1935

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| governing_body = Ministero dell'Ambiente

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| url = http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.stelvio/Eindex.php

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Stelvio National Park ({{langx|it|Parco nazionale dello Stelvio}}; {{langx|de|Nationalpark Stilfser Joch}}) is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935.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.

The park is the fourth largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities.{{cite web |url=http://www.stelviopark.it/ |title=Home |website=stelviopark.it}}

Stelvio National Park has borders with the Swiss National Park, Adamello Brenta Natural Park, and Adamello Regional Park ({{langx|it|Parco regionale dell'Adamello}}). Together, these parks comprise {{convert|400000|ha|sqmi}} of protected natural environment. The park includes an extensive territory of valleys and high mountains, ranging from {{convert|650|m}}{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} to {{convert|3905|m|abbr=on}} in height.

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