Faido

Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of in southern . On 29 January 2006, Faido grew by incorporating the villages of Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 2,950 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Aldescio”, “CH5072”, “Faido (munisipyo)”, “Faido TI”, and “Фаїдо”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Faido railway station and Santi Lorenzo e Agata Parish Church.

Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido.

Church
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prato and Dalpe.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of in . is situated 3½ km west of Faido.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of in .

Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of in .

Faido

Latitude
46.478° or 46° 28′ 41″ north
Longitude
8.8009° or 8° 48′ 3″ east
Population
2,950
Elevation
1,352 metres (4,436 feet)
Open location code
8FRCFRH2+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 270419270
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285791
Wiki­data ID
Q69673
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Faido” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Faido”
  • Basque: “Faidu”
  • Breton: “Faido”
  • Bulgarian: “Файдо”
  • Catalan: “Faido”
  • Cebuano: “Faido”
  • Chinese: “法伊多”
  • Czech: “Faido”
  • Danish: “Faido”
  • Dutch: “Faido”
  • Esperanto: “Faido”
  • French: “Faido”
  • German: “Faido”
  • Hungarian: “Faido”
  • Irish: “Faido”
  • Italian: “Faido”
  • Japanese: “ファイド”
  • Korean: “파이도”
  • Latin: “Faedum”
  • Latin: “Faedus”
  • Lombard: “Faid”
  • Malay: “Faido”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Faido”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Faido”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Faido”
  • Polish: “Faido”
  • Portuguese: “Faido”
  • Romanian: “Faido”
  • Romansh: “Faido”
  • Spanish: “Faido”
  • Swedish: “Faido”
  • Swiss German: “Faido”
  • Turkish: “Faido”
  • Ukrainian: “Файдо”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Faido”
  • Urdu: “فائیڈو”
  • Venetian: “Faido”
  • Vietnamese: “Faido”
  • Volapük: “Faido”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Faido”
  • Welsh: “Faido”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Malpensata and Osoglio.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Piazza Stefano Franscini and Albergo Faido.

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