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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.2359,Lat: 45.9953
Elevation	252 meter above sea level
Local time	8:07:37am
Name province/region	Lombardia
Name Subregion	Como
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Griante

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tremezzo	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Azzano	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bellagio	3.1 km	SouthEast
4 Menaggio	3.4 km	North
5 Varenna	4.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	129 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	174 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	289 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 177 km (direction South).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 0.4 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Monte San Primo with a height of 1686 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 14.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 45%, hill: 29%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 10%, high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
STS.11.I Préalpes comasques (Préalpes luganoises
SPG.11.I.B. Chaîne Tremezzo-Generoso-Gordona
STS.11.I Préalpes comasques (Préalpes luganoises
SPG.11.I.B. Chaîne Tremezzo-Generoso-Gordona

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Milan Bergamo Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.7 km2

33.9%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.9%

Agriculture

2.7 km2

3.4%

Urban area

8.1 km2

10.4%

Water - Lakes

35.7 km2

45.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Griante in country Italy

Griante at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	5.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	27 km	NorthWest
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	28 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grigne	IT	4.4 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Griante

Type of weather in Griante	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam