Luzzone Dam
Luzzone Dam is a dam in Blenio, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,561 metres. Luzzone Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Ghirone, as well as near the peak Pizzo Pianca.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Blenio, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Luzzone Damm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lago di Luzzone and Sosto.
Lago di Luzzone
Reservoir
Lago di Luzzone is a reservoir in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 108 million m³ and a surface area of 1.27 km2. It is located in the upper Blenio valley, in the municipalities of Ghirone and Aquila.
Sosto
Peak
The Sosto is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Olivone in the canton of Ticino. It lies south of the lake of Luzzone and west of the Torrone di Nav.
Pizzo Pianca
Peak
Pizzo Pianca is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located north of Olivone in the canton of Ticino. On its southern side it overlooks the lake of Luzzone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghirone and Campo Blenio.
Ghirone
Hamlet
Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.
Campo Blenio
Village
Campo Blenio was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Campo Blenio would merge with Aquila, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.
Olivone
Village
Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. Olivone is situated 4 km southwest of Luzzone Dam.
Luzzone Dam
- Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56296° or 46° 33′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.96247° or 8° 57′ 45″ east
Elevation
1,561 metres (5,121 feet)
Height
225 metres (738 feet)
Open location code
8FRCHX76+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Luzzone Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Luzzone Damm”
- Dutch: “Luzzone Dam”
- French: “barrage de Luzzone”
- French: “Barrage de Luzzone”
- French: “diga di Luzzone”
- Italian: “Diga del Luzzone”
- Italian: “diga di Luzzone”
- Italian: “Lago del Luzzone”
- Italian: “Lago di Luzzone”
- Polish: “Zapora Luzzone”
- Swedish: “Luzzone Damm”
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