Polpiano

Polpiano is in Dalpe, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,365 metres. Polpiano is situated nearby to the peak Cima della Costa, as well as near Sasso Cristallina.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faido railway station and Pizzo Forno.

Faido railway station

Railway station

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Faido railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Faido railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Polpiano.

Pizzo Forno

Peak

Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.

Pizzo Forno is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Chironico in the canton of Ticino. It is to be found between Piumogna Valley, Chironico Valley and Leventina Valley. Pizzo Forno is situated 3½ km south of Polpiano.

Pizzo Campolungo

Peak

Pizzo Campolungo is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Prato and Dalpe in the Leventina valley of the canton of Ticino. It lies just south of the Campolungo Pass. Pizzo Campolungo is situated 4 km west of Polpiano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalpe and Prato.

Dalpe

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dalpe is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Prato

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prato is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, it merged into the municipality of Quinto.

Faido

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland. On 29 January 2006, Faido grew by incorporating the villages of Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico. Faido is situated 3 km northeast of Polpiano.

Polpiano

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Dalpe, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.4651° or 46° 27′ 54″ north

Longitude

8.76852° or 8° 46′ 7″ east

Elevation

1,365 metres (4,478 feet)

Open location code

8FRCFQ89+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 929433366

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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