Forte Airolo
Forte Airolo is a bunker in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino which is located on Bedrína. Forte Airolo is situated nearby to Piazzale caserma Bedrina, as well as near the sports venue MZH Bedrina.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bunker
- Description: fortress
- Address: Bedrína 13d
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Airolo railway station and Forte Motto Bartola Barracks.
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 east of Forte Airolo.
Forte Motto Bartola Barracks
Barracks
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte Motto Bartola Barracks is situated 610 metres north of Forte Airolo.
Lucendro power station
Industrial building
Photo: Anidaat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lucendro power station is an industrial building, which is situated 680 metres east of Forte Airolo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontana and Swiss Alps.
Fontana
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Forte Airolo.
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.
Villa Bedretto
Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Bedretto is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Forte Airolo.
Forte Airolo
- Categories: fortress, building, and military installation
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.52841° or 46° 31′ 42″ northLongitude
8.58918° or 8° 35′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FRCGHHQ+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 131808432OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q970262
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Forte Airolo” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Airolo”
- French: “Fort Airolo”
- German: “A 8309”
- German: “Forte Airolo”
- German: “Forte di Airolo”
- German: “Forte Fondo del Bosco”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo del Forte di Airolo and Piazzale caserma Bedrina.
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