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Piotta, Switzerland
Piotta is a village in the Quinto, Ticino, municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Geography The village, located next to the neighbouring Ambrì, lies in the Leventina Valley, below the Lepontine Alps, and is crossed in the middle by Ticino (river), Ticino river. It is 3 km far from Quinto, 5 from Airolo and 52 from Bellinzona. Transport Piotta is the location of the base station of the Ritom funicular, linking the village to Lago Ritom, Ritom Lake. Along with the neighbouring village of Ambrì, Piotta is served by the infrequently served Ambrì-Piotta railway station on the Gotthard railway, and is located close to Ambri Airport. Sport The village hosts the professional ice hockey team HC Ambrì-Piotta, that plays in indoor sporting arena of "Valascia", located in Ambrì. Climate References External links {{Authority control Villages in Ticino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambri Airport
Ambri Airport (:ICAO: LSPM) is a Switzerland, Swiss general aviation airport. It located near the village of Ambrì, in the Quinto, Switzerland, municipality of Quinto, canton of Ticino. Ambri serves the surrounding area and is home to a gliding school, a helicopter base and has sufficiency for VFR flying. The airport is situated in the steep-sided alpine valley of the Ticino (river), Ticino river. It is flanked to the north by the A2 motorway (Switzerland), A2 motorway and the river, and to the south by the Gotthard railway and the villages of Ambri and Piotta, Switzerland, Piotta. History Ambri Airport began as a :Swiss Air Force base, built during World War II. It was home to the Fighter Squadron 8, whose fleet included the :EKW C-35, :Messerschmitt Bf 109, :de Havilland Vampire, :de Havilland Venom and the :Hawker Hunter. The mountains surrounding the airport housed bunkers of which were home to tactical buildings, fighter aircraft and troops. The bunkers were accessed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrì
Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Ticino, Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino. Geography Ambrì is located in the Leventina Valley, upon the southwestern shore of Ticino (river), Ticino river and below the Lepontine Alps, next to the neighboring village of Piotta, Switzerland, Piotta. Other villages close to Ambrì are Rodi (Prato Leventina), Rodi and Prato (Leventina), Fiesso. It is 2 km far from Quinto, 7 from Airolo and 50 from Bellinzona. Sports The village is known throughout Switzerland for being home to National League (ice hockey), National League (NL) team HC Ambrì-Piotta, that plays in the 6,500-seat Valascia, but is set to move into a Nuova Valascia, new arena by 2021. Ambrì is also a popular area for hiking. Transport Ambrì also has its own airport, Ambrì Airport. The airport was a military one until 1994. Now it hosts events, flight school and more. But sometimes also domestic passenger flights. Ambrì is served with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valascia
Valascia was an indoor sporting arena located in Ambrì, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena was 6,500 and was built in 1959. It served as the home arena of the HC Ambri-Piotta ice hockey team of the National League (NL) from 1959 to 2021. Even when the rink was being covered with a roof in 1979, the ends of the arena stayed open, making hockey being played there partially outdoor with low temperatures in the arena. The team moved to the nearby newly built arena for the 2021/22 season. Valascia has been destroyed and renatured in summer 2022 as it was located in a potential avalanche path. Renovation wasn't possible as it would bring the total capacity below the required 6,000 to compete in the National League and the arena would still face danger from potential avalanches. History Originally, Ambri-Piotta played since 1937 on the Pista di Cava and later moved to Valascia where in 1959, artificial ice production was introduced. Construction for the new arena was sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the league championship, the club has not been relegated to the Swiss League since being promoted in 1985, the same year that saw the arrival of Dale McCourt. The team plays its home games in the 6'775-seat Gottardo Arena. History Ambrì and Piotta are two small villages in the municipality of Quinto, located in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fan clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambrì wins a game, fans rejoice to the valley anthem "La Montanara". Since 1959, they have called their self-owned Valascia as their home. Standing 1,000 metres above sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrì-Piotta Railway Station
Ambrì-Piotta railway station () is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Quinto. It takes its name from the nearby communities of Ambrì and Piotta. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the Gotthard Base Tunnel and do not pass through Ambrì-Piotta station. Services the following services stop at Ambrì-Piotta: * InterRegio: hourly service between and ; trains continue to or Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. It is a major railway hub, with services to and from a .... * / : one train per day to , , , or . The station is also served by an hourly Autopostale bus service between Bellinzona and Airolo that parallels the railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago Ritom
__NOTOC__ Lago Ritom is a lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB-CFF-FFS) to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line. The first dam was built in 1918 and, in 1950, its height was increased by 23 m. Overview The lake's surface area is 1.49 km² at an elevation of 1850 m. With Lake Cadagno and Lago di Tom, it is one of the main lakes in the Piora valley. Before being used as a reservoir, Lake Ritom was a meromictic lake similar to the nearby Lake Cadagno. Transport The lake can be reached by funicular from Piotta 786 m below. The track with a length of 1,369 m has a maximum inclination of 87.8%, the highest in Europe after the Gelmerbahn funicular (106%). See also * List of lakes of Switzerland *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland This is a list of high-altitude lakes of Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritom Funicular
The Ritom funicular () is a funicular railway in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It links a lower terminus at Piotta, in the valley of the Ticino River near the southern portal of the Gotthard Tunnel, with an upper terminus at Piora, a walk from Ritom Lake. There is also an intermediate stop at Altanca. History The Ritom Lake is in fact a reservoir, constructed in 1917 in order collect the waters of the Saint-Gotthard Massif for a power station at Piotta, in order to produce electricity for the Gotthard railway. The funicular was originally constructed to facilitate the building of the pipeline carrying this water, which it parallels, but was opened for public use in 1921. The line was extensively rebuilt in 1977/8, and the original car was replaced by a new one in 1985. The original car, replaced in 1985, is displayed at the lower station. At its opening, and until the opening of the Gelmerbahn funicular, the Ritom funicular was the steepest funicular in Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , ; ; is a municipality, a List of towns in Switzerland, historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its Three Castles of Bellinzona, three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino (river), Ticino, at the foot of the Swiss Alps, Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. Name and coat of arms The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours. The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' ("juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes"). During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ''Birrinzona'' (1004), ''Birizona'' (1168), ''Beliciona'' (901, 977) and ''Belin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airolo
Airolo (''Airöö'' in Lombard, in ) is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Geography Airolo is located in Leventina valley and the Lepontine Alps, on the southern flank of the St. Gotthard Pass. Both the Gotthard rail tunnel, on the important Gotthard railway linking northern and southern Europe, and the Gotthard road tunnel, on the A2 motorway, have their southern portal in Airolo. It is the largest municipality in the canton of Ticino, and consists of the village of Airolo and the hamlets of Valle, Madrano, Brugnasco, Nante and Fontana. The municipalities of Airolo and Quinto are considering a merger some time in the future into a new municipality which will be known as Airolo-Quinto.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticino (river)
The river Ticino ( , ; ; French language, French and ; ) is the most important perennial left-bank tributary of the Po (river), Po. It has given its name to the Canton of Ticino, Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows. It is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard Massif, Gotthard region, along with the Rhône, Reuss (river), Reuss and Rhine. The river rises in the Val Bedretto in Switzerland at the frontier between the cantons of Canton of Valais, Valais and canton of Ticino, Ticino right below the Nufenen Pass, is fed by the glaciers of the Alps and later flows through Lake Maggiore, which traverses the border to Italy. The Ticino joins the Po a few kilometres downstream (along the Ticino) from Pavia. It is about long. The stretch of river between Lake Maggiore and the confluence in the Po is included in the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino, a Nature reserve included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepontine Alps
The Lepontine Alps (, , ) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Canton of Uri, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy). The Simplon Tunnel, Simplon rail tunnel (from Brig, Switzerland, Brig to Domodossola), the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Gotthard rail (from Erstfeld to Bodio) and Gotthard Road Tunnel, Gotthard road tunnels (from Andermatt to Airolo) and the San Bernardino (road tunnel), San Bernardino road tunnel are important transport arteries. The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splügen Pass, is named the Adula Alps, while the western part is historically referred to as the Ticino Alps. Etymology The designation ''Lepontine Alps'', derived from the Latin name of the Valle Leventina, has long been somewhat vaguely applied to the Alpine ranges that enclose it, before being used for the whole range. Geography Following the line marking the division of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
