Sila National Park

Parco Nazionale della Sila
IUCN category II (national park)
Lake Ariamacina, Sila National Park
Sila Location of park
Location	Calabria
Nearest city	Crotone
Coordinates	39°22′34″N 16°35′31″E / 39.37611°N 16.59194°E / 39.37611; 16.59194Coordinates: 39°22′34″N 16°35′31″E / 39.37611°N 16.59194°E / 39.37611; 16.59194
Area	736.95 km2 (284.54 sq mi)
Established	1997
Governing body	Ministero dell'Ambiente
http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.sila/Eindex.php

Sila National Park was established in 1997 and covers about 74,000 ha in Calabria. Its highest mountains are Mt. Botte Donato (1,928m), in Sila Grande, and Mt. Gariglione (1,764m) in Sila Piccola.

During a 2010 air analysis, nanopathologists^[1] found that a particular area in the Sila National Park had the cleanest air in Europe.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

• Yearbook of the Italian Parks 2005, edited by Comunicazione in association with Federparchi and the Italian State Tourism Board ISBN 88-7585-011-9

External links

• Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it

National parks of Italy
National parks	Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise Alta Murgia Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese Appennino Tosco-Emiliano Arcipelago di la Maddalena Arcipelago Toscano Asinara Aspromonte Cilento and Vallo di Diano Cinque Terre Circeo Dolomiti Bellunesi Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna Gargano Gennargentu Gran Paradiso Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga Isola di Pantelleria Majella Monti Sibillini Pollino Sila Stelvio Val Grande Vesuvius