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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.9801,Lat: 45.9044
Elevation	543 meter above sea level
Local time	17:30:59pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Mendrisio
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mendrisio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Riva San Vitale	0.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Melano	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Meride	2.6 km	SouthWest
4 Somazzo	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Tremona	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	143 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	166 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	271 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 165 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 di Lugano (Luganer See) (26.9 km² at a height of around 270 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lago di Lugano with a height of 271 meter (at a distance of 1 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 28%, high mountains: 2%, 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
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 12 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54 km2

68.8%

Nature

3.5 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

2.6 km2

3.4%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

1.4%

Urban area

10.2 km2

13%

Water - Lakes

7.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Capolago in country Switzerland

Capolago at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	5.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	17 km	EastNorthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	32 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Riva San Vitale

Type of weather in Riva San Vitale	light rain
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam