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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5094,Lat: 45.8606
Elevation	644 meter above sea level
Local time	19:35:29pm
Name province/region	Piemonte
Name Subregion	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gignese

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vezzo	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Carpugnino	2 km	East
3 Levo	2.5 km	North
4 Brovello	2.7 km	SouthEast
5 Stropino	2.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	146 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	162 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	251 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 160 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake is Lago Maggiore (163.3 km² at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mottarone with a height of 491 meter (at a distance of 4.9 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 25.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 10%, hill: 21%, low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
STS. 9.IV Alpes Valsésiennes méridionales
SPG.9.IV.B. Alpes Cusiane (Préalpes Cusiane)
STS. 9.IV Alpes Valsésiennes méridionales
SPG.9.IV.B. Alpes Cusiane (Préalpes Cusiane)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 31 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.4 km2

61.6%

Nature

9.5 km2

12.1%

Agriculture

8.3 km2

10.6%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

7.6 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gignese in country Italy

Gignese at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	32 km	East
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	53 km	EastNorthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	54 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fondo Toce	IT	8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gignese
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gignese

Type of weather in Gignese	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam