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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.799,Lat: 46.1673
Elevation	360 meter above sea level
Local time	4:34:35am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Locarno
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Locarno

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Muralto	0.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Minusio	1.4 km	NorthEast
3 Orselina	1.4 km	North
4 Brione sopra Minusio	2.2 km	NorthEast
5 Monte Brè	2.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	121 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	135 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	291 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 193 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 0.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lago Maggiore with a height of 193 meter (at a distance of 8.7 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 36%, hill: 36%, low mountains: 10%, moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly flatern 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 60 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 20 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.4 km2

37.4%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

2.3%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

17.6 km2

22.3%

Water - Lakes

25.4 km2

32.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Locarno in country Switzerland

Locarno 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	18 km	East
2 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	32 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	36 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Locarno

Type of weather in Locarno	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam