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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.4391,Lat: 46.6131
Elevation	987 meter above sea level
Local time	6:45:40am
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Hinterrhein
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Andeer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Clugin	1.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Andeer	1.4 km	SouthWest
3 Casti	1.9 km	NorthWest
4 Donat	2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bärenburg	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	59 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	157 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	357 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 247 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Sufnersee (0.6 km² at a height of around 1400 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Thusis with a height of 697 meter (at a distance of 9.5 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 71%, 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
Trockene Berglandschaft der östlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales orientales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Milan Bergamo Airport (at a distance of 106 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.6 km2

42.8%

Nature

22.9 km2

29.1%

Agriculture

16.7 km2

21.2%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

4.9 km2

6.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pignia in country Switzerland

Pignia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	34 km	EastSouthEast
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	37 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	57 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pignieu

Type of weather in Pignieu	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam