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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.8159,Lat: 46.1837
Elevation	909 meter above sea level
Local time	9:07:55am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Locarno
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brione sopra Minusio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Minusio	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Orselina	1.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Muralto	1.6 km	SouthWest
4 Contra	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
5 Locarno	2.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	119 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	135 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	293 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 195 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 is Lago Maggiore (Langensee) (39.1 km² at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lago Maggiore with a height of 193 meter (at a distance of 10.9 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 27%, hill: 26%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.4 km2

42.5%

Nature

6.4 km2

8.2%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

3.4 km2

4.3%

Viticulture

0.9 km2

1.1%

Urban area

14.8 km2

18.9%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

16.8 km2

21.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brione sopra Minusio in country Switzerland

Brione sopra Minusio 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	16 km	East
2 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	34 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	36 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Minusio

Type of weather in Minusio	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:30 Europe/Amsterdam