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Sila National Park

National Park

Sila National Park is an Italian national park in Calabria, on the Sila Plateau, established in 1997 and formally decreed by regional decree on 14 November 2002. It covers about 736.95 square kilometers, close to 74,000 hectares, across 21 municipalities and six mountain communities in the provinces of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Crotone, incorporating territory formerly part of the Calabria National Park established in 1968. Its highest points are Monte Botte Donato at 1,928 meters in Sila Grande and Monte Gariglione at 1,764 meters in Sila Piccola. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1997 2
Area (sq km)
737 2
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Sources
1. Sila National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Sila National Park is an Italian national park in Calabria, located on the Sila Plateau.
  • Introduction
    Sila National Park is an Italian national park in Calabria, on the Sila Plateau, established in 1997 and formally decreed by regional decree on 14 November 2002.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of the Environment
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of the Environment
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2. Wikidata: Sila National Park
  • Wikidata Q1091298, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q1091298 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Italy, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Italy
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Italy, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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