Camedo

Camedo is a Swiss village near the border with Italy. Camedo is part of the Swiss municipality of Centovalli located in Canton Ticino. Camedo is one of the most important villages among the 19 localities of Centovalli. due to its strategic location just at the border with Italy being an official border post.

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Type: Village with 70 residents
Description: place in Ticino, Switzerland
Also known as: “Càmedo”
Postal code: 6659

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camedo railway station and Lago di Palagnedra.

Camedo railway station

Railway station

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Camedo railway station is a railway station in the lower part of the village of Camedo, Switzerland. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Domodossola–Locarno line of the Regional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino.

Lago di Palagnedra

Reservoir

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Lago di Palagnedra is a manmade lake at Palagnedra, Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 4,260,000 m3 and a surface area of 25 ha. The dam on the Melezza river was completed in 1952, height 72 m.

Ribellasca train station

Railway stop

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Ribellasca train station is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgnone and Palagnedra.

Borgnone

Hamlet

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Borgnone is a hamlet part of the municipality of Centovalli in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Palagnedra

Village

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Palagnedra is a village and a locality part of the municipality of Centovalli in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Lago di Palagnedra is located below the village, on the Melezza river.