Lago della Sella
Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947. The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.Photo: Nowic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Pizzo Centrale.
Gotthard Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Pizzo Centrale
Peak
Photo: Bjferstern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pizzo Centrale is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino. At 2,999 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit overlooking Gotthard Pass from the east. Lago della Sella is located on its southern side.
Monte Prosa
Peak
Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Fontana.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.
Lago della Sella
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5619° or 46° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
8.6008° or 8° 36′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8FRCHJ62+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 105724329OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q666423
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Lago della Sella” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞拉湖”
- Dutch: “Lago della Sella”
- French: “Lago della Sella”
- German: “Lago della Sella”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lago della Sella”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Sella”
- Spanish: “lago della Sella”
- Spanish: “Lago della Sella”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Diga del Sella and Bassa della prosa.
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