Rodi (Prato Leventina)

Rodi
Village

Rodi (dark blue dot) and Fiesso (blue dot) within the municipality of Prato and Leventina district
Rodi

Rodi in Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°29′20″N 8°44′20″E / 46.48889°N 8.73889°E / 46.48889; 8.73889Coordinates: 46°29′20″N 8°44′20″E / 46.48889°N 8.73889°E / 46.48889; 8.73889
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Ticino
District Leventina
Municipality Prato (Leventina)
Elevation 900 m (3,000 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6772[1]
Area code(s) (+41) ...
Licence plate TI

Rodi is a Swiss village in the municipality of Prato (Leventina), Canton of Ticino. Along with the contiguous village of Fiesso, it forms a tiny urban area named Rodi-Fiesso.[1] In Italian language its name means "Rhodes".

Geography

Rodi is located in the Leventina Valley, upon the southwestern shore of Ticino river and below the Lepontine Alps. It is 2 km far from Prato, 6 from Faido, 50 from Bellinzona and 75 from Lugano.

On the mountain above, in south, is located the Lake Tremorgio, at 1,851 Amsl. In the eastern neighbourhoods of the village it is the Dazio Grande, a former custom house built in 1561.[2]

Transport

Rodi counts a train station (Rodi-Fiesso) on the Gotthard railway, linking Milan to Zurich. An aerial cable car links the village to the Lake Tremorgio.[3]

Rodi is crossed in the middle by the National Road 2 and is not too far from the A2 motorway Chiasso-Basel. Nearest A2 exit is in Quinto, 3.5 km far from it.

References

  1. 1 2 (Italian) Map, weather and postal code of Rodi-Fiesso
  2. ↑ (Italian) History of Dazio Grande
  3. ↑ (Italian) The aerial cable car Rodi-Tremorgio

External links

Media related to Rodi at Wikimedia Commons

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