Val Sambuco
Val Sambuco is a valley in Ticino, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,689 metres. Val Sambuco is situated nearby to the locality Sambuco di Fuori, as well as near the village Fusio.- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,689 metres
- Description: valley in Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Valle di Sambucco”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lago del Sambuco and Pizzo di Röd.
Lago del Sambuco
Lake
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Lago del Sambuco is a reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.11 km². The dam of Sambuco on the Maggia River was completed in 1956. Its maximum height is 130 m and length 363 m.
Pizzo di Röd
Peak
Pizzo di Röd is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Fusio in the canton of Ticino. It is located on the chain separating the Valle di Peccia from the Val Lavizzara. Pizzo di Röd is situated 3½ km southwest of Val Sambuco.
Poncione dei Laghetti
Peak
The Poncione dei Laghetti is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the lakes Lago del Narèt and Lago del Sambuco in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Poncione dei Laghetti is situated 4 km west of Val Sambuco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fusio and Piotta.
Fusio
Village
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Fusio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara. Fusio is situated 4 km southeast of Val Sambuco.
Piotta
Village
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Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is situated 5 km northeast of Val Sambuco.
Mogno
Village
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Mogno is a village in Vallemaggia District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Mogno is situated near the top of Val Lavizzara, a valley through which the upper Maggia River flows. Mogno is situated 5 km south of Val Sambuco.
Val Sambuco
- Category: landform
- Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Val Sambuco” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Val Sambuco”
- Swedish: “Val Sambuco”
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Localities in the Area
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