Country Switzerland District Leventina Postal code 6772 Elevation 961 m Municipality Prato (Leventina) | Canton Ticino Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) (+41) ... Local time Tuesday 9:22 AM | |
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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. In Italian language its name means "Rhodes".
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Map of Rodi-Fiesso, 6772 Prato, Switzerland
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.
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.
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.