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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6082,Lat: 46.3411
Elevation	643 meter above sea level
Local time	16:27:11pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Vallemaggia
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cevio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cavergno	0.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Brontallo	2.1 km	NorthEast
3 Cevio	2.6 km	South
4 Fontana	3.2 km	NorthWest
5 Menzonio	3.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	112 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	113 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	304 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 213 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 del Sambuco (1.1 km² at a height of around 1460 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pizzo Biela with a height of 2863 meter (at a distance of 11.1 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 6%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 43%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 79 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 44 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

57.1 km2

72.7%

Nature

15.5 km2

19.7%

Agriculture

0.2 km2

0.3%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Rock-Sand

4.7 km2

5.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bignasco in country Switzerland

Bignasco 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	36 km	EastSouthEast
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	48 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	56 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vallemaggia District

Type of weather in Vallemaggia District	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam