Piretta
Piretta is a quarry in Pollegio, Leventina District, Ticino. Piretta is situated nearby to the village Pollegio, as well as near Biasca.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biasca railway station and Santi Innocenti.
Biasca railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biasca railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Biasca. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, at the foot of the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Biasca railway station is situated 2 km east of Piretta.
Santi Innocenti
Church
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Santi Innocenti is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Piretta.
Chiesa San Pietro e Paolo (Biasca)
Church
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Chiesa San Pietro e Paolo (Biasca) is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Piretta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pollegio and Biasca.
Pollegio
Village
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Pollegio is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, located in the lower Leventina.
Biasca
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biasca is a town of the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Personico
Village
Personico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Personico is situated 3 km northwest of Piretta.
Piretta
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Pollegio, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.35646° or 46° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
8.95163° or 8° 57′ 6″ eastElevation
297 metres (974 feet)Open location code
8FRC9X42+HMGeoNames ID
11219635
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Piretta” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Piretta”
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