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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga
IUCN kategori II (nationalpark)
Gran Sasso
Location of the National Park in Italy
Nærmeste by	L'Aquila, Teramo
Koordinater	42°29′N 13°28′Ø
Areal	1.413,31 km²
Etableret	1991
Styrende organ	Ministero dell'Ambiente
http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.gran.sasso/Eindex.html

Nationalpark Gran Sasso og Monti della Laga eller på italiensk Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park er en nationalpark beliggende med hovedparten i regionen Abruzzo i Italien. Den blev etableret i 1991, og har et areal på 2.014 km², og ligger spredt ud over provinserne Teramo, L'Aquila, Pescara og små områder i Rieti and Ascoli Piceno. Terrænet er overvejende bjerge, med alpine områder.

NationalParken administreres af Ente Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, der har hovedkvarter i Assergi, L'Aquila.

Hovedvejen Strada Maestra del Parco fører gennem parken mellem bjerget Gran Sasso og bjergkæden Monti della Laga i den centale del af Appenninerne.

Geografi

The park is one of the largest protected areas in Europe, and is centered around the massif of the Gran Sasso, which dominates the surrounding landscape; it rises vertically on the immense pastures of the Campo Imperatore. The land is very rocky and receives a large amount of snow and wind. The Calderone lies just beneath the tallest peak, the Corno Grande, and it is considered to be Europe's southernmost glacier. On the north side there is the profile of Monti della Laga chain, where thousands of migratory birds stop on the shores of Lake Campotosto. This area is completely covered by woods of beeches, firs, turkey oaks and chestnuts. There are over 200 kilometer (120 mi) of dedicated horse trails that can be used to visit the park.

Abruzzo chamois on the Gran Sasso mountain.

Apollo butterfly of the Gran Sasso mountain

Abruzzo edelweiss on the Gran Sasso mountain - Monte Camicia.

Abruzzo wild boars of the Gran Sasso National Park

Nature and wildlife

The park contains one of the most biologically diverse areas of Europe. The climate is between that of the Mediterranean and that of the rest of continental Europe. The park contains more than two thousand plant species, some of which are found exclusively in this area, such as the Abruzzo Edelweiss. Many species of wildlife inhabit the park, including rare animals such as the Abruzzo chamois, as well as wolves, Marsican brown bear, roe deer, wildcats, wild boars, foxes and squirrels. Notable birds include the golden eagle, the white-backed woodpecker, the goshawk, the common buzzard and the peregrine falcon. There are also a wide variety of insects, such as the apollo butterfly.

Attractions

The park contains a very long circuit of approximately 300 kilometer (190 mi) featuring trails that can be visited on horseback, by mountain bike, or on foot.

Many outdoor activities are possible within the park including hiking, Horse riding, mountain biking, Canoeing, Bird watching, Alpine skiing, ski mountaineering, and Cross-country skiing

Educational projects are active in the park visitor centres, and trails and paths can be freely explored alone or with the assistance of mountain guides.

Se også

• Nationalparker i Italien
• Abruzzerne

Henvisninger

• Wikimedia Commons har flere filer relateret til Nico/sandkasse/Nationalpark

• Official Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park website (italiensk)
• The National Park of the Gran Sasso (italiensk)
• Parks.it: Park Authority in Abruzzo (italiensk)
• UNESCO photographer's gallery of Campo-Imperatore