Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio

Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio is a church in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio is situated near the church Oratorio di Santa Maria Vergine, as well as near the ruins Torre dei Pagani.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church building in Airolo, Switzerland
Also known as: “Oratorio dei Santi Gervasio e Protasio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Airolo railway station and Parish Church of Saints Nazario and Celso.

Airolo railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bonzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Airolo railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Airolo. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, at the southern entrance to the Gotthard Tunnel. Airolo railway station is situated 1½ km west of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Parish Church of Saints Nazario and Celso

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parish Church of Saints Nazario and Celso is situated 1½ km west of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Lucendro power station

Industrial building

Photo: Anidaat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lucendro power station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ km west of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piotta and Fontana.

Piotta

Village

Photo: Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is situated 3½ km east of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Fontana

Hamlet

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Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Ambrì

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Ambrì is situated 5 km east of Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio.

Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio

Categories: built structure, oratory, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.52647° or 46° 31′ 35″ north

Longitude

8.62841° or 8° 37′ 42″ east

Open location code

8FRCGJGH+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131808191

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q29883840

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Church of Saints Gervasio e Protasio” goes by many names.

German: “St. Gervasius und Protasius Kirche”
Italian: “Oratorio dei SS. Gervasio e Protasio a Madrano”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oratorio di Santa Maria Vergine and Torre dei Pagani.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Madrano and Val Canaria/Campo sportivo.

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Worth a closer look: Lugano and Bellinzona.

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