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Ossasco Destination Guide
Discover Ossasco in Switzerland
Ossasco in the region of Ticino is a town located in Switzerland - some 60 mi or ( 96 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital .
Local time in Ossasco is now 09:44 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Realp, Peccia, Fusio, and Fontana. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ossasco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Driving St Gotthard Pass #1
Kirsten, Julia & Anna Baumberg driving down the old coach road at St. Gotthard in Switzerland. Listen to Anna scream into her pillow in the backseat of the car. Scared??? Who knows, I guess she was ju ..
Going down San Gottardo
Riding down on the south sides of the Passo di San Gottardo. The old road, set with cobblestones, twists down on the south side on the pass. Riding on my BMW R1150GS. ..
Triumph Bonneville, St.Gotthard Pass (Alps)
Andermatt to Airolo, August 2010 ..
Driving St Gotthard Pass #2
Kirsten,Julia & Anna Baumberg driving the old Coach road on St. Gotthard Pass. This time with a little more speed and Anna in the front seat filming and screaming!!!! Enjoy. LOL ..
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Interesting facts about this location
National Redoubt (Switzerland)
The Swiss National Redoubt (Schweizer Reduit or Réduit suisse) was a defensive plan developed by the Swiss government beginning in the 1880s to respond to foreign invasion. In the opening years of World War II the plan was expanded and refined to deal with a potential German invasion. The German plan, Operation Tannenbaum, was real, but was never carried out.
Located at 46.53 8.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lago del Narèt
Lago del Narèt is a lake in Val Sambuco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.86 km². It is located in the municipality of Lavizzara. The closest locality is Fusio.
Located at 46.48 8.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Gotthard Tunnel
The Gotthard Tunnel is a 15-kilometre (9 mi) long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Gotthard massif. It is built as one double-track, standard gauge tunnel. The tunnel rises from the northern portal at Göschenen (1106 metres / 3650 ft) and the highest point (1151 metres, or 3800 ft) is reached after approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi).
Located at 46.53 8.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Lake Cristallina
Lake Cristallina is a lake in the canton Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.75 ha.
Located at 46.47 8.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps. The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is Monte Rosa (4,634 metres) near the Swiss-Italian border. The highest mountain which lies entirely on Swiss territory is the Dom (4,545 metres). Other main summits can be found in the list of mountains in Switzerland.
Located at 46.56 8.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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