Diga del Sella
Diga del Sella is a dam in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Diga del Sella is situated nearby to the reservoir Lago della Sella, as well as near the mountain saddle Bassa della prosa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lago della Sella and Gotthard Pass.
Lago della Sella
Reservoir
Photo: Nowic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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. Gotthard Pass is situated 2½ km west of Diga del Sella.
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.
Fontana
Hamlet
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Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Diga del Sella.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 7 km north of Diga del Sella.
Diga del Sella
- Type: Dam
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.55846° or 46° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
8.59469° or 8° 35′ 41″ eastHeight
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8FRCHH5V+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 333136149OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q3707441
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Diga del Sella” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Diga del Sella”
- Italian: “diga del Sella”
- Italian: “Diga del Sella”
- Italian: “Diga della Sella”
- Italian: “Diga di Sella”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bassa della prosa and Pizzo Canariscio.
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