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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.9708,Lat: 46.1149
Elevation	790 meter above sea level
Local time	23:31:05pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Lugano
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Monteceneri

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Isone	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Camignolo	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Odogno	3.6 km	South
4 Rivera	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Robasacco	3.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	121 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	149 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 188 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 9.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bellinzona with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 10 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 14%, low mountains: 26%, moderate high mountains: 51%, high mountains: 8%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Insubrische Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard insubrien des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

57 km2

72.6%

Nature

12 km2

15.3%

Agriculture

2.5 km2

3.2%

Urban area

7.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Medeglia in country Switzerland

Medeglia 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	9.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	22 km	SouthEast
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	25 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Capriasca

Type of weather in Capriasca	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam