Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
A 1990 UNESCO-linked park in Belluno, Veneto.
The Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, established in 1988, safeguards a section of the Dolomites in Italy’s Veneto region, specifically within the province of Belluno. This area is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized in 2009, which also includes the Pale di San Martino, San Lucano, and Vette Feltrine ranges.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy
- Nearest city
- Belluno and Feltre
- Area
- 32 km² / 12.4 sq mi
- Authorized
- 1990
- Established
- 1993
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Territory
Nestled entirely within the province of Belluno, this 32-square-kilometer park stretches between the Cismon and Piave rivers, as well as the Maè and Agordo valleys. Its rugged landscape features the Alpi Feltrine ranges, including Vette di Feltre, Cimonega, Pizzocco, Brendol, and Agnelezze, alongside Monti del Sole, Schiara, Talvena, Prampèr, and Spiz di Mezzodì. High-altitude zones, karst rock formations, and debris slopes create a haven for alpine species. Apart from a few elevated karst areas, the park is brimming with water—springs, swamps, and streams like Cordevole, Mis, Caorame, Stien, Falcina, Ardo, Vescovà, and Prampera. These waterways carve through deep canyons and fluctuate with the seasons. The park encompasses 15 municipalities: Belluno, Cesiomaggiore, Feltre, Gosaldo, La Valle Agordina, Longarone, Pedavena, Ponte nelle Alpi, Rivamonte, San Gregorio nelle Alpi, Santa Giustina, Sedico, Sospirolo, Sovramonte, and Val di Zoldo.
Fauna
The park hosts a large alpine biodiversity. Mammals include marmot, stoat, marten, roe deer, chamois, red deer and mouflon. Bats present are greater mouse-eared bat, common pipistrelle, grey long-eared bat, brown long-eared bat and Daubenton's bat. Birds include black woodpecker, wallcreeper, northern goshawk, kestrel, golden eagle, Eurasian pygmy owl, boreal owl, tawny owl, Eurasian eagle-owl, hazel grouse, western capercaillie, black grouse, rock ptarmigan, rock partridge, hoopoe, corvidae, tit, corn crake, black redstart, white-winged snowfinch and northern wheatear. Reptiles and amphibians comprise alpine newt, Italian crested newt, fire salamander, alpine salamander, yellow-bellied toad, common toad, mountain frog, European green toad and Vipera ammodytes.
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