Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
| Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | Piedmont |
| Nearest city | Arona |
| Area | 473 hectares |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | Ente di gestione delle aree protette del Ticino e del Lago Maggiore |
The Lagoni di Mercurago Nature Park, established in 1980, is a natural reserve in Piedmont, located in Mercurago, a hamlet near Arona, consisting of many lakes with swamp vegetation.
Landscape
[edit]Near Arona, on the morainic hills around Lake Maggiore, there is the Lagoni di Mercurago Nature Park which includes mires, pasture for horses and forests.
Archaeology
[edit]Prehistorical remains of the Terramare culture dating back to the Bronze Age and some Roman domus were found in the area. The first stilt house in Italy, a wooden pirogue and three weels, was found here in 1860.
Gallery
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The "lagone" in the centre of the reserve -
A path of the park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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Media related to Parco naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago at Wikimedia Commons
