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Airolo
Airolo, seen from St. Gotthard Pass road
Airolo, seen from St. Gotthard Pass road
Coat of arms of Airolo
Coat of arms
Airolo is located in Switzerland
Airolo
Airolo
Location in Switzerland
Airolo is located in Canton of Ticino
Airolo
Airolo
Location in Canton of Ticino
Country Switzerland
Canton Ticino
District Leventina
Area
 • Total 94.37 km2 (36.44 sq mi)
Elevation
1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2012 )
 • Total 1,557
 • Density 16.499/km2 (42.732/sq mi)
Postal code
6780-6781
Surrounded by Andermatt (UR), Bedretto, Hospental (UR), Lavizzara, Quinto, Realp (UR), Tujetsch (GR)

Airolo is a municipality of the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Airolo is also a small ski-resort with 30km of ski slopes.


Images for kids

  • Passo San Gottardo Versante Sud

    View from halfway up St. Gotthard Pass (before entering the Val Tremola) down toward Airolo and the Leventina valley.

  • Gotthardtunnel Bauarbeiter

    Workers on the Gotthard Tunnel, 1880

  • Forte Airolo Schweiz

    Forte Airolo

  • RAeTEEAirolo

    Train station of Airolo

  • Airolo winter

    Airolo in winter from the Sasso della Boggia

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Airolo para niños

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