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Archaeological site
Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
Nature reserve in Italy
Dormelletto (NO), Piedmont
At a glance
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Area
- 4,730,000 m²
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
- Coordinates
- 45°44′06″ N, 8°33′07″ E
History and description
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.
Archaeology
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.
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Photos
Getting there
Dormelletto PaeseTrain, nearest
1.8 km as the crow flies
Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
Arona Interscambio2.6 km
Aeroporto internazionale Milano Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi"17.8 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park?
Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park is in Dormelletto, in the province of Novara (Piedmont), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.73500, 8.55200.
What else is there to see near Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park?
Nearby you’ll find: Villa Tesio (1.8 km away), Dal Pozzo Castle (2.4 km away), Civico museo archeologico di Arona (2.9 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Lagoni di Mercurago1 — Alessandro Vecchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aeshna affinis DSC 9673 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ardea cinerea DSC 9691 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Canneto e cariceto DSC 6475b Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cariceto DSC 5543 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ceriagrion tenellum DSC 1245 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cordulia aenea DSC 8438 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Erythromma najas DSC 4903 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ischnura elegans ( maschio ) DSC 7651 Parco Naturale dei Lagoni di Mercurago ( NO ) — Flavio.Ziretti, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences