Forcola
Forcola is a pass in Centovalli, Locarno District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,020 metres. Forcola is situated nearby to the locality Pian del Barch, as well as near Creste.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include 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
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.
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.
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. Not to be confused with much bigger Camedo or with Lionza or Costa.
Forcola
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,020 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Centovalli, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.14169° or 46° 8′ 30″ northLongitude
8.61079° or 8° 36′ 39″ eastElevation
1,020 metres (3,346 feet)Open location code
8FRC4JR6+M8GeoNames ID
11074595
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In Other Languages
“Forcola” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Forcola”
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Localities in the Area
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