Tortoi

Tortoi is a locality in Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 903 metres. Tortoi is situated nearby to the locality Ciadé, as well as near Uggi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Tamaro and San Mamete Church.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

Photo: Ilario, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. Monte Tamaro is situated 3½ km west of Tortoi.

San Mamete Church

Church

Photo: Cassinam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mezzovico railway station

Railway stop

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mezzovico railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Mezzovico-Vira. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway between Bellinzona and Lugano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camignolo and Sigirino.

Camignolo

Village

Camignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.

Sigirino

Village

Sigirino is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.

Bironico

Village

Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.

Tortoi

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Tortói”
Location: Mezzovico-Vira, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.10013° or 46° 6′ 1″ north

Longitude

8.90888° or 8° 54′ 32″ east

Elevation

903 metres (2,963 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4W25+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3666410688

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

11113584

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In Other Languages

“Tortoi” goes by many names.

Italian: “Tortoi”

Localities in the Area

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