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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.8232,Lat: 46.4674
Elevation	746 meter above sea level
Local time	13:10:45pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Leventina
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Faido

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tengia	0.7 km	NorthEast
2 Rossura	1 km	North
3 Gribbio	1.8 km	SouthWest
4 Faido	2.1 km	NorthWest
5 Campello	2.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	92 km	NorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	118 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	323 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 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 Lai da Sontga Maria (1.7 km² at a height of around 1907 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Piz Medel with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 18.1 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 27.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 31%, high mountains: 61%, 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 93 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 52 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.5 km2

59.2%

Nature

22.8 km2

29%

Agriculture

4.3 km2

5.5%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Rock-Sand

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chiggiogna in country Switzerland

Chiggiogna 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	34 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	60 km	NorthEast
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	61 km	West

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chiggiogna

Type of weather in Chiggiogna	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam