Stelvio National Park is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935 and ranking as the fourth largest national park in the country. It spans two regions, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, across 24 municipalities, with elevations ranging from about 690 meters to 3,905 meters, and lies near the Swiss border. The park and its bordering protected areas together comprise around 400,000 hectares of protected mountain environment. In December 2025 researchers reported roughly 20,000 dinosaur footprints from the Triassic period within the park, described as one of the largest Triassic trace fossil sites yet found.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistero dell'Ambiente 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministero dell Ambiente (Italy) 1 Sources
1. Stelvio National Park (Wikipedia)
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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.
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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.
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Ministero dell'Ambiente
View the Source2. Wikidata: Stelvio National Park
- Wikidata Q1891711, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1891711 P571 inception
- Part Of: Italy, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Italy
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Italy, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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