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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2287,Lat: 45.7125
Elevation	549 meter above sea level
Local time	3:15:03am
Name province/region	Piemonte
Name Subregion	Vercelli
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Postua

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Giunchio	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Ailoche	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Guardabosone	2 km	SouthEast
4 Crevacuore	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Guardella	3.6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	150 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	187 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	229 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 148 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Upper - Tanaro, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake is Lago d'Orta (17.5 km² at a height of around 289 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Monte Barone with a height of 2044 meter (at a distance of 6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 36%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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.A. Alpes Biellaises
STS. 9.IV Alpes Valsésiennes méridionales
SPG.9.IV.A. Alpes Biellaises

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

58.5 km2

74.5%

Nature

7 km2

8.9%

Agriculture

6.4 km2

8.1%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Postua in country Italy

Postua at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	40 km	SouthWest
2 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	57 km	EastNorthEast
3 Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci	Italy	79 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Monte Fenera	IT	5.6 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Postua

Type of weather in Postua	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam