Forte Olimpio

Forte Olimpio is a bunker in Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino. Forte Olimpio is situated nearby to the outdoor gym Percorso Vita Gambarogno, as well as near the shipyard Züllig Boats.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Locarno Airport and Quartino railway station.

Locarno Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

International Locarno Airport, mil ICAO code LSMO, also known as Locarno-Magadino Airport, is an airport located near the city of Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland.

Quartino railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gambarogno, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Cadenazzo–Luino line of Swiss Federal Railways. Quartino railway station is situated 1 km east of Forte Olimpio.

San Carlo Church and rectory

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Carlo Church and rectory is situated 1¼ km west of Forte Olimpio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magadino and Quartino.

Magadino

Village

Photo: Louis Bafrance, CC BY 3.0.

Magadino is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.

Quartino

Village

Photo: Alj87, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quartino is a small village in Magadino, Ticino, Switzerland.

Vira

Village

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vira is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Vira is situated 2½ km west of Forte Olimpio.

Forte Olimpio

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.15124° or 46° 9′ 4″ north

Longitude

8.87391° or 8° 52′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FRC5V2F+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 721765373

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museo Forte Olimpio and Percorso Vita Gambarogno.

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