CastroGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.9272,Lat: 46.4709  |
| Elevation | 755 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:40:28pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Blenio | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Acquarossa | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Castro
Galicia - Coruña, A | | Other place with same name 2 |
Castro
Galicia - Coruña, A - Culleredo | | Other place with same name 3 |
Castro
Galicia - Lugo | | Other place with same name 4 |
Castro
Canarias - Santa Cruz de Tenerife | | Other place with same name 5 | 
Castro
Lombardia - Bergamo | | Other place with same name 6 |
Castro
Puglia - Lecce |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 87 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 125 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 326 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 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 (reservoir) is Lago di Luzzone (1.2 km2 at a height of around 1589 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Piz Medel with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 16.4 km and direction North).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 24.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 51%, The hills are mainly eastern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 52 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
41.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
23.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
7.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.4 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Castro in country Switzerland
Castro at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Castro 
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