Quinto
in Leventina District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (25 mi) - Buochs Airport (35 mi)
- Lugano Airport (36 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (54 mi) - Samedan Airport (56 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (61 mi)
- Zürich Airport (66 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (75 mi)
- Linate Airport (78 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 58 mi) - Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.511 and 8.711 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 30' 38" and E 8° 42' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:41 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Quinto
Quinto in Leventina District (Canton Ticino) is a town located in Switzerland about 67 mi (or 108 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Quinto is now 09:41 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Quinto, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km), South-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Formazza, Altdorf, Flueelen, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore and Re. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 27% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-3°C (28 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Gottardo Sud Motel
Lago Ritom
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Valascia
Valascia is an indoor sporting arena located in Ambrì, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 and was built in 1959. It is the home arena of the HC Ambri-Piotta ice hockey team of the Swiss Hockey League. The ends of arena are open air, making a hockey being played there partially outdoor.
Lago Ritom
Lago Ritom is a small lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways 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. The lake can be reached by funicular from Piotta 786 m below. The track with a length of 1369 m has a maximum inclination of 87.8%, the highest in Europe. The lake's surface area is 1.49 km² at an elevation of 1850 m.
Lago Tremorgio
Lago Tremorgio is a mountain lake above Rodi and Fiesso, in the municipality of Prato Leventina in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.39 km². The lake can be reached by aerial cable car from Rodi.
Ambrì
Ambrì is a town in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina, Switzerland. Other towns close to Ambrì includes Piotta, Airolo and Fiesso.
Ambri Airport
Ambri Airport is a Swiss general aviation airport. It located near the village of Ambri, in the municipality of Quinto and the 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. It is flanked to the north by the A2 motorway and the river, and to the south by the Gotthard railway and the villages of Ambri and Piotta.
Ambrì-Piotta railway station
Ambrì-Piotta is an infrequently served 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 Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by a few trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate southbound to Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, and northbound to Airolo.
Piotta, Switzerland
Piotta is a village in the municipality of Quinto in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Piotta is the location of the base station of the Funicolare del Ritom. Along with the neighbouring village of Ambrì, Piotta is served by the infrequently served Ambrì-Piotta railway station on the Gotthard railway.
Ritom funicular
The Ritom funicular (Italian: Funicolare del Ritom) 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 1 kilometre walk from Ritom Lake.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Quinto.
Catto: Ambri Airport, Catto (source)
Prato: Rodi Fiesso, Prato (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Quinto, Quinto TI, Quint, Quinto i Sveits, 昆托
