Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino | |
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Location | Varese, Milano, Pavia, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°26′24″N 8°49′12″E / 45.44000°N 8.82000°E |
Area | 918 km2 (354 sq mi) |
Established | 1974 |
Administrator | Consortium between municipalities and the provinces of Milan, Pavia and Varese |
Website | ente |
The Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino is a Nature reserve established on 9 January 1974. It was the first Italian regional park to be established and the first European river park. The park is located along the banks of the river Ticino, in Lombardy, in the provinces of Milan, Pavia and Varese, in an area of 91,410 hectares (2,2588 acres) between Lake Maggiore and the Po.[1] The park borders the Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino, located on the other side of the river in Piedmont, created in 1978.[2] In 2022 the two Parks were included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.[3]