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Touring Giornico in Switzerland
Giornico in the region of Ticino with its 964 citizens is a city located in Switzerland - some 77 mi or ( 125 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .
Time in Giornico is now 01:41 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zurich, Torre, Sulgone, Sobrio, and Ponto Valentino. Being here already, consider visiting Zurich . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Giornico ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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3 levels of train-stairs / train loops
Biaschina Loops at Gotthardbahn south approach in Ticino valley, Switzerland. As valley ascend too sharp in some places the line making spiral loops to change it's hight. The line between two spiral t ..
On the Highway A2 in Switzerland direction North. HD
Captured in October 2008. With a Easypix DV5311HD. ..
Ticino 2012 - The year of water
Follow Ticino Waterflow.. 2012 - The year of water Website: www.ticino.ch Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Flickr: www.flickr.com ..
Church of San Carlo di Negrentino, Leontica, Valle di Blenio, Switzerland
impressions of the roman church of San Carlo in Prugiasco, Leontica ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Giornico
In the Battle of Giornico (28 December 1478) a Swiss force of 600 defeated 10,000 Milanese troops.
Located at 46.38 8.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bodio railway station
Bodio is an infrequently served railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Bodio. 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 small number of southbound trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate to Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso.
Located at 46.38 8.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Lavorgo railway station
Lavorgo is an infrequently served railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. It takes its name from the nearby community of Lavorgo. 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 single southbound train on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate to Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso.
Located at 46.44 8.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Corzoneso
Corzoneso is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1210 as Cursonexe. The municipality also contained the villages Corzoneso Piano, Casserio and Cumiasca. It had 250 inhabitants in 1682, which increased to 434 in 1836. It then decreased to 369 in 1850, 275 in 1900. It then started to increase again, reaching 322 in 1950 and 506 in 2000.
Located at 46.45 8.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Dongio
Dongio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1188 as Deuci. The municipality also contained the villages Marogno and Motto. It had 532 inhabitants in 1682, which decreased to 391 in 1808. It was then stable for the next two centuries, reaching 488 in 1900 and 423 in 2000.
Located at 46.43 8.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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