Rodi (Prato Leventina)

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, its name means "Rhodes".

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
Country  Switzerland
Canton Ticino
District Leventina
Municipality Prato (Leventina)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6772[1]
Area code(s)(+41) ...
Licence plateTI

Geography
Aerial view (1964)

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

On the mountain above, in south, is located 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 Zürich. An aerial cable car links the village to 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.

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

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