Vesuvius National Park

National park in Italy

40°49′01″N 14°25′37″E / 40.817°N 14.427°E / 40.817; 14.427Area72.59 km2 (28.03 sq mi)EstablishedJune 5, 1995Governing bodyMinistero dell'Ambientewww.parks.it/parco.nazionale.vesuvio/Eindex.html

Vesuvius National Park (Italian: Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio) is an Italian national park centered on the active volcano Vesuvius, southeast from Naples. The park was founded on June 5, 1995, and covers an area of around 135 square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples.

It is centered on the active volcano and its most ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.

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  • Pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it
  • "The National Park". Vesuvioinrete. March 14, 2021.
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