Ambrì
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ambrì |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Aerial image of the Ambrì airfield.jpg |
| image_caption | The airport and the village of Ambrì |
| pushpin_map | Switzerland |
| pushpin_map_caption | Position in Switzerland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Switzerland |
| subdivision_type1 | Canton |
| subdivision_name1 | Ticino |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | [[File:Leventina-coat of arms.svg |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | [[File:CHE Quinto COA.svg |
| elevation_m | 1003 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +01:00 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +02:00 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 6775 |
| area_code | (+41) 091 |
| blank_name | Licence plate |
| blank_info | TI |
| :: |
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Ambrì is a Swiss village in the municipality of Quinto, Leventina District, Canton of Ticino.
Geography
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Ambrì is located in the Leventina Valley, upon the southwestern shore of Ticino river and below the Lepontine Alps, next to the neighboring village of Piotta. Other villages close to Ambrì are Rodi and Fiesso. It is 2 km far from Quinto, 7 from Airolo and 50 from Bellinzona.
Sports
The village is known throughout Switzerland for being home to National League (NL) team HC Ambrì-Piotta, that plays in the 6,500-seat Valascia, but is set to move into a new arena by 2021.
Ambrì is also a popular area for hiking.
Transport
Ambrì also has its own airport, Ambrì Airport. The airport was a military one until 1994. Now it hosts events, flight school and more. But sometimes also domestic passenger flights.
Ambrì is served with hourly connections by Ambrì-Piotta station, on the Gotthard railway.
Weather
|location = Quinto/Piotta/Ambri |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = 1.9 |Feb high C = 3.7 |Mar high C = 6.9 |Apr high C = 10.3 |May high C = 15.3 |Jun high C = 19.5 |Jul high C = 22.2 |Aug high C = 21.1 |Sep high C = 17.9 |Oct high C = 13 |Nov high C = 5.8 |Dec high C = 2.5 |year high C = 11.7 |Jan mean C = -1.5 |Feb mean C = -0.3 |Mar mean C = 2.6 |Apr mean C = 6.1 |May mean C = 10.3 |Jun mean C = 14 |Jul mean C = 16.6 |Aug mean C = 15.5 |Sep mean C = 12.5 |Oct mean C = 8 |Nov mean C = 2.6 |Dec mean C = -0.4 |year mean C = 7.2 |Jan low C = -4.8 |Feb low C = -3.8 |Mar low C = -1.2 |Apr low C = 2.1 |May low C = 6 |Jun low C = 9.1 |Jul low C = 11.4 |Aug low C = 11 |Sep low C = 8.5 |Oct low C = 4.4 |Nov low C = -0.6 |Dec low C = -3.6 |year low C = 3.2 |Jan precipitation mm = 76 |Feb precipitation mm = 83 |Mar precipitation mm = 96 |Apr precipitation mm = 132 |May precipitation mm = 161 |Jun precipitation mm = 121 |Jul precipitation mm = 114 |Aug precipitation mm = 141 |Sep precipitation mm = 139 |Oct precipitation mm = 146 |Nov precipitation mm = 133 |Dec precipitation mm = 70 |year precipitation mm = 1413 |Jan precipitation days = 7.9 |Feb precipitation days = 7.7 |Mar precipitation days = 9.1 |Apr precipitation days = 10 |May precipitation days = 12.6 |Jun precipitation days = 11 |Jul precipitation days = 9.8 |Aug precipitation days = 10.6 |Sep precipitation days = 7.9 |Oct precipitation days = 8.4 |Nov precipitation days = 9.1 |Dec precipitation days = 8.2 |year precipitation days = 112.3 |source 1 = MeteoSchweiz {{cite web |url=http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html |title=Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990 |accessdate=8 May 2009 |publisher=Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss |language=German, French, Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627163841/http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html |archivedate=27 June 2009 |df=dmy |date=August 2010
References
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