Faido facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Faido
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Leventina | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 132.6 km2 (51.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 711 m (2,333 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 2,823 | |
| • Density | 21.290/km2 (55.140/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
6760
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| Localities | Chiggiogna, Rossura, Calonico | |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Anzonico, Blenio, Calpiogna, Campello, Chironico, Dalpe, Mairengo | |
Faido is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
It has about 1,600 people and lies in the Leventina valley.
History
The municipality was first noted in 1171 as Faedo.
In the spring of 2004, the people voted for merging the neighboring municipalities of Chiggiogna, Osco, Mairengo, Calpiogna, Campello, Rossura, Calonico, Anzonico, Cavagnago, and Sobrio. Most of the municipalities did not want to do that, and the new municipality contains only the municipalities of Faido, Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico. On 1 April 2012 the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Mairengo and Osco merged into the municipality. On 10 April 2016, Sobrio merged into the municipality.
Images for kids
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Construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel near Faido
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Faido pass up to the Gotthard pass, from 1845
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Church of S. Ambrogio
See also
In Spanish: Faido para niños
