Piora
Piora is a locality in Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,815 metres. Piora is situated nearby to the locality Alla Diga, as well as near the hamlet Valle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ritom power plant and Lago Ritom.
Lago Ritom
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line.
Lago di Tom
Lake
Photo: Tici23, Public domain.
Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 13 ha. It is located at an altitude of 2,021m, reaching above the tree line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piotta and Ambrì.
Piotta
Village
Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
Ambrì
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Ambrì is situated 3 km southeast of Piora.
Airolo
Village
Photo: Prissantenbär, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Airolo is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Airolo is situated 6 km west of Piora.
Piora
- Type: Locality
- Location: Quinto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.53396° or 46° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
8.68119° or 8° 40′ 52″ eastElevation
1,815 metres (5,955 feet)Open location code
8FRCGMMJ+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11357501127OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2659199
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In Other Languages
“Piora” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Piora”
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Localities in the Area
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