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Edolo ( Camunian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, located in the upper Camonica valley. Edolo is neighbour to the comuni of Corteno Golgi, Incudine, Lovero, Malonno, Monno, Ponte di Legno, Saviore dell'Adamello, Sernio, Sonico, Temù, Tovo di Sant'Agata, Vezza d'Oglio and Vione. Edolo houses the northern terminus of the Brescia-Edolo railway operated by Trenord. It is also the location of the Edolo Pumped Storage Plant. Despite Edolo's close distance (32 km by road) to Tirano and the border with Switzerland, there is no train connection between the two towns. In the summer, a bus service connects Edolo (for trains towards Brescia) and Tirano (for the Rhaetian Railway towards the Bernina Pass The Bernina Pass (el. .) ( it, Passo del Bernina) is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa Di S
Chiesa (Italian, 'church') may refer to: People with the surname *Andrea Chiesa (born 1966), Swiss Formula One racer * Anthony della Chiesa (1394–1459), Italian Dominican friar *Bruno della Chiesa (born 1962), European linguist * Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920-1982), Italian military leader *Deborah Chiesa (born 1996), Italian tennis player * Enrico Chiesa (born 1970), Italian footballer **Federico Chiesa (born 1997), Italian footballer, son of Enrico Chiesa *Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922), Italian bishop, became Pope Benedict XV *Giulietto Chiesa (1940-2020), Italian journalist and politician *Giulio Chiesa (1928-2010), Italian pole vaulter *Gordon Chiesa, American basketball coach * Guido Chiesa (born 1959), Italian director and screenwriter * Jeffrey S. Chiesa (born 1965), U.S. Senator; American lawyer; former Attorney General of New Jersey *Laura Chiesa (born 1971), Italian fencer *Mario Chiesa (politician) (born c1938), Italian politician *Michael Chiesa (born 1987), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sernio
Sernio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Sondrio Sondrio (; lmo, Sùndri; rm, Sunder; archaic german: Sünders or ; la, Sundrium) is an Italian city and ''comune'' and Provincial Capital located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counts approximately 21,876 inhabitants (2015) and it is .... References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Swiss canton of Grisons, except for the line from Sargans to the cantonal capital, Chur, which are operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), as well as the line from Disentis/Mustér to the Oberalp Pass and further on to Andermatt, Uri, which is operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano. The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos. One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway, crosses the Bernina Pass at above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirano
Tirano ( lmo, Tiràn, german: Thiran) is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town. Main sights Located nearby is the Catholic shrine of the Madonna di Tirano, a major tourist attraction. The shrine is dedicated to the appearance of the Blessed Mother to Mario Degli Omodei on September 29, 1504, an event religious pilgrims credit with ending a pestilence. The Museo Etnografico Tiranese (MET) is an ethnographic museum and located nearby the Basilica Madonna di Tirano in an 18th-century Palazzo, the Casa del Penitenziere (Penitent's House). The museum of Palazzo Salis in the old town of Tirano is an example of the use of trompe l'oeil to create the illusion of architectural features. Transportation Tirano has two neighboring railway stations. One, a standard gauge station, is operated by Trenitalia, the state railway compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edolo Pumped Storage Plant
The Edolo Pumped Storage Plant is located along the Oglio River just downstream of Edolo, Brescia Province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Using the pumped-storage hydroelectric method, it has an installed capacity of . Its generators were commissioned between April 1984 and November 1985. Lake Avio was previously completed in 1929 and Lake Benedetto completed in 1940. Design and operation The lower reservoir is located in Edolo on the north bank of the Oglio. It was created by a circular dike and stores water for pumping. Of the lower reservoir's storage capacity, can be used for pumping. It is located at an elevation of . The upper reservoir, Lake Avio, is located east of Edolo high in the mountains at . Directly above Lake Avio is Lake Benedetto which supplements Avio with water. Both the Avio and Benedetto Dams are gravity dams and are and in height, respectively. The total storage capacity of the upper reservoir (including Lake Benedetto) is of which can be used for po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenord
Trenord is a railway company which is responsible for the operation of regional passenger trains in Lombardy. The company was established by the two main railway companies in Lombardy, Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM), to manage train operations in the region. The equity is equally divided between the two companies. History ''Trenitalia LeNord'' (TLN) was founded in Milan on 4 August 2009 from the merging of LeNord, company owned by FNM, and the Lombardy regional division of Trenitalia. The first step of the new company was the opening of a new maintenance and cleaning center for trains in Lombardy, the biggest in Italy. Trenitalia and LeNord rented their Lombardy regional trains divisions to the company on 30 October 2009 for 11 months. After this trial period the rent was extended to the end of 2010. After this date, the rent was again extended twice to 31 March and finally to 1 May 2011, when the company was renamed ''Trenord''. The last agreement included also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vione
Vione ( Camunian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated above the right bank of the river Oglio, in upper Val Camonica. Neighbouring communes are Edolo, Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno ( Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Geography Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of V ..., Temù and Vezza d'Oglio. Its coat of arms shows a castle with an eagle over it. References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Brescia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vezza D'Oglio
Vezza d'Oglio ( Camunian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located in the upper Camonica Valley. Origins of the name Legend has it that a flood destroyed the ancient town of Rosolina, on the detritus of which the current Vezza was born. Èsa means "barrel", and it was this object that was found in the place of the natural disaster; a barrel full of oil which gave rise to the name. The dialect translation of the name (Éza) means ''barrel''. Religion Churches *San Clemente (1585) Twin towns * Flayosc Flayosc (; Provençal: ''Flaiòsc'') is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. Geography Flayosc is far from Draguignan, and about from the Mediterranean Sea. The village is locat ... since 2002 References 2. https://www.comune.vezza-d-oglio.bs.it. Official website. Retrieved 13 June 2022. Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Brescia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tovo Di Sant'Agata
Tovo di Sant'Agata is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 577 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Tovo di Sant'Agata borders the following municipalities: Edolo, Lovero, Mazzo di Valtellina, Monno, Vervio Vervio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 230 .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1000 TimeAxis = orientation:v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temù
Temù (Camunian dialect, Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' of 1.113 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. Geography It is situated on the river Oglio, in the upper Val Camonica. It is composed of two districts: Pontagna (1.164 m.) and Villa Dalegno (1.380 m.). Monuments and Attractions Religious Architecture Temù has three main churches: *''San Bartolomeo Apostolo'': it was renovated in the 19th century and its structure dates back to the 16th century. The gate is made of marble from Vezza d'Oglio. *''Sant'Alessandro'': it is located in the street which goes to Vione. The structure dates back to the 16th century, but the bell tower dates back to the 13th century. *''Santi Martiri'': it is situated in Lecanù and dates back to the 16th century. Culture Museums Temù hosts the Museum of the White War in Adamello, Museo della Guerra Bianca in Adamello (Museum of the White War in Adamello). Economy Tourism Nowadays, despite the presence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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