Stelvio National Park

Stelvio National Park (Italian: Parco nazionale dello Stelvio; German: Nationalpark Stilfser Joch) is a national park in the north-east of Italy, founded in 1935.

Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the park
Location of the park
Location	Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Nearest city	Trento
Coordinates	46°30′N 10°35′E
Elevation	690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Established	1935
Governing body	Ministero dell'Ambiente
www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.stelvio/Eindex.php

The park is the 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, the Parco naturale provinciale dell'Adamello-Brenta and the 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 3,900 m (12,800 ft) in height.

Stelvio National Park is home to a variety of wildlife including chamois, alpine ibex, roe deer, red deer, wild boar, red foxes, stoats, least weasels, red squirrels, alpine marmots, mountain hares, Eurasian badgers, beech martens, European pine martens, European mole, hazel grouse, lammergeiers, ravens, carrion crow, great spotted woodpeckers, black woodpeckers, buzzards, nutcrackers, Eurasian dotterels, rock partridges, western capercaillies, Eurasian eagle-owls and golden eagles.