Tukuk-OS🏞️ Pollino National Park
Italy · Europe · 39.93°N, 16.13°E
Pollino National Park is an Italian national park in the southern Italian Peninsula, in the provinces of Cosenza, Matera and Potenza. Its named from the homonymous mountain massif Pollino. The park is home of the oldest European tree, a Heldreich's pine estimated 1,230 years old and the symbol of the park is the rare Bosnian pine tree. Since November 2015, with the inclusion in the global list of geoparks by UNESCO, the Pollino Park is considered a World Heritage Site. Encompassing a total of 88,650 ha in the Lucanian side and 103,915 in the Calabrian one is the largest park in the country covering 1,925.65 square kilometers and among the 50 largest in the world. The common beech is the park's most prevalent tree and the park is also home to a variety of important medicinal herbs.
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Quick facts
| Country | Italy |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 39.93°N, 16.13°E · view on map |
Pollino National Park is located in Italy, in Europe.
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