Stelvio National Park

Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
View of the park
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; 10.583
Elevation690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Established1935
Governing bodyMinistero 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.[1]

The park is the fourth 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, 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,[2] ranging from 650 metres (2,130 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) in height.[2]

In December 2025 a large fossil trackway of dinosaurs was discovered in the park, near the Swiss border. [3]

A wildlife photographer discovered around 20000 footprints of dinosaurs dating back about 210 millions year making it one of the largest Triassic trace fossil sites found. The footprint track showed movement of long-necked, bipedal herbivores preserved on high Alpine cliffs and celebrated as a significant paleontological find.[4]

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. ^ a b c "Home". stelviopark.it.
  3. ^ español, COLLEEN BARRY Leer en (2025-12-16). "A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue". AP News. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  4. ^ "Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue in Italy".
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