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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.3885,Lat: 46.1721
Elevation	232 meter above sea level
Local time	17:53:00pm
Name province/region	Lombardia
Name Subregion	Como
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sorico

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Selva	1.1 km	NorthWest
2 Gera Lario	1.5 km	West
3 Aurogna	2.5 km	West
4 Dascio	2.6 km	NorthEast
5 Dubino	3.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	108 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	172 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	312 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 198 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 0.1 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Monte Legnone with a height of 2609 meter (at a distance of 8.7 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 30%, hill: 33%, low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 19%, high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS.10.III Alpes de l'Adula (Alpes occidentales d*
SPG.10.III.D. Chaîne Mesolcine (Chaîne Tambò-Fo
STS.10.III Alpes de l'Adula (Alpes occidentales d*
SPG.10.III.D. Chaîne Mesolcine (Chaîne Tambò-Fo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Milan Bergamo Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 41 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.1 km2

39.6%

Nature

6.8 km2

8.6%

Agriculture

21.2 km2

27%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.2%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

13.5 km2

17.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sorico in country Italy

Sorico 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	28 km	SouthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	28 km	West
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	48 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	IT	0.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sorico

Type of weather in Sorico	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam