Forcola

Forcola is a pass in Centovalli, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,020 metres. Forcola is situated near the locality Pian del Barch, as well as near Creste.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Camedo railway station and Lago di Palagnedra.

Camedo railway station

Railway station

Photo: Thomas Wenger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

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

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ribellasca train station is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camedo and Olgia.

Camedo

Village

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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.