Monte Ceneri Pass

Monte Ceneri

Monte Ceneri [ monte ʧeneri ] is the name of a to 554 m above sea level. M. passport lying in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It connects to around 200 m above sea level. M. lying Magadinoebene with the Vedeggio Valley.

Traffic

Its special importance for the transport in the canton of Ticino is that he is the only inner- Swiss connection between the northern part of the canton, the Sopraceneri, and the southern part of the canton Sottoceneri. In addition to the main road 2, this barrier is being crossed by the motorway tunnel in the A2 and a railway tunnel of the Gotthard Railway. As part of the NEAT another railway tunnel, the Ceneri Base Tunnel, between Camorino near Bellinzona and Lugano Vezia is built in, which avoids part of the height difference.

Transmitter

The Monte Ceneri is also known as the site of the on medium wave frequency 558 kHz operated national radio station for the Italian-speaking Switzerland. However, the site is located approximately 6 kilometers to the east, north of isone since 1979. The transmission mode has been set for 30 June 2008.

The antenna system, a 220 -meter-high, insulated against ground guyed lattice steel mast used. In addition there exists a reserve antenna in the form of a cage antenna, which is suspended between two guyed masts. Until 1978, the country station was located at Monte Ceneri and used as a transmission tower a 120 meter-high, insulated against ground freestanding steel framework tower which was built in 1933. Today, the tower carries transmit antennas for DAB and DVB- T, reducing its height grew to 135 meters.

Army grounds

Furthermore, a vast parade ground of the Swiss Army is to the transmission tower around settled. Earlier, the military base was the center of Monte Ceneri ( of vehicles ) towed artillery. The last recruit school graduate of this weapon was held in summer 1998. After the artillery was reduced with the reform army 95 self-propelled guns, was the barracks of the training of medical aid, hospital soldiers and drivers. From March 2008 on the Monte Ceneri only transport soldiers, and trained a total of about 10 troops accountant, Büroordonannzen, troops cooks and soldiers operation. The company covers approximately 170 people and is the traffic and transport school placed under 47 in Romont.

In addition, located on the Monte Ceneri the Grenadier Command 1 ( Gren Kdo 1) and the Army Reconnaissance

Monteceneri Cadenazzo A2 motorway (Switzerland) Medium frequency Monte Ceneri transmitter Cage aerial Structurae Les Agites Albispass Albulapass Balmberg Pass Chilchzimmersattel Berninapass Buechenegg Pass Chasseral Pass Chatzenstrick Pass Col de la Croix (Vaud) Col de la Croix (Jura) Col des Etroits Etzelpass Col de la Forclaz Furkapass Col de la Givrine Glaubenberg Pass Gottschalkenberg Pass Gurnigel Pass Heitersberg Pass Hulftegg Pass Ibergeregg Pass Julierpass Kerenzerberg Pass Col du Lein Livigno Pass Malojapass Col du Marchairuz Col du Mollendruz Col des Mosses Mutschellen Alpe di Neggia Oberer Hauenstein Pass Oberricken Pass Fuorn Pass Bachtel Col de Pierre Pertuis Col du Pillon Col des Planches Les Pontins Pragelpass Col des Rangiers Raten Pass Rickenpass Col des Roches Ruppenpass Sattel (Pass) Sattelegg Pass Schallenbergpass Scheltenpass Schufelberger Egg Pass Staffelegg Pass Stoss Pass Unterer Hauenstein Pass Vue des Alpes Wasserfluh Pass Weissensteinpass Wildhaus (Pass)

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