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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.0299,Lat: 45.8329
Elevation	266 meter above sea level
Local time	6:42:16am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Mendrisio
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chiasso

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vacallo	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Pedrinate	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Maslianico	1.8 km	NorthEast
4 Cavallasca	2.3 km	South
5 Seseglio	2.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	150 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	174 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	266 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 157 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 Como (138.2 km² at a height of around 198 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lago di Lugano with a height of 271 meter (at a distance of 9.8 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.5 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 75%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 33 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.7 km2

44.3%

Agriculture

12.1 km2

15.4%

Viticulture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

26.2 km2

33.4%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chiasso in country Switzerland

Chiasso at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	11 km	NorthWest
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	19 km	NorthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	40 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chiasso

Type of weather in Chiasso	heavy intensity rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam