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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.9506,Lat: 46.5027
Elevation	860 meter above sea level
Local time	19:30:22pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Blenio
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Blenio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ponto Valentino	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Olivone	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Marolta	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Lottigna	3.7 km	South
5 Castro	4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	83 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	125 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	330 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 231 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 (reservoir) is Lago di Luzzone (1.2 km² at a height of around 1589 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.7 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Piz Medel with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 13.2 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 23.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 10%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 56%, The hills are mainly western 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
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 55 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.6 km2

42.7%

Nature

29.3 km2

37.3%

Agriculture

5.7 km2

7.3%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Rock-Sand

7.5 km2

9.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aquila in country Switzerland

Aquila at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	35 km	South
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	51 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	61 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blenio District

Type of weather in Blenio District	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:31 Europe/Amsterdam