Swiss National Park

Swiss National Park
Parc Naziunal Svizzer
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)[1]
Nearest city	Zernez
Coordinates	46°40′N 10°12′E / 46.667°N 10.200°E / 46.667; 10.200
Area	170.3 km2 (65.8 sq mi)
Established	1 August 1914

The Swiss National Park (Romansh: Parc Naziunal Svizzer; German: Schweizerischer Nationalpark; Italian: Parco Nazionale Svizzero; French: Parc National Suisse) is located in the Western Rhaetian Alps, in eastern Switzerland. It lies within the canton of Graubünden, between Zernez, S-chanf, Scuol, and the Fuorn Pass in the Engadin valley on the border with Italy. Founded in 1914, the Swiss National Park is the oldest national park in the alps and in Central Europe.

It is part of the worldwide UNESCO Biosphere Reserve^[2] and has IUCN category Ia, which is the highest category, signifying a strict nature reserve. Today, the Swiss National Park has an area of 170.3 km^2[3] and is the largest nature reserve in Switzerland.