Passo d’Orsino

Passo d’Orsino is a mountain saddle in Realp, Uri and has an elevation of 2,563 metres. Passo d’Orsino is situated nearby to the locality Cascina d’Orsino, as well as near Isenmannsalp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Lago di Lucendro.

Gotthard Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.

Lago di Lucendro

Reservoir

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Lago di Lucendro is a reservoir at the St. Gotthard Pass in the municipality of Airolo of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam Lucendro with a height of 73 m was completed in 1947.

Realp DFB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Realp, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the eastern terminus of the Furka Steam Railway, a heritage railway that operates over the Furka Pass route.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Realp.

Swiss Alps

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The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.