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General 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	10:37:19am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Blenio
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Acquarossa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marolta	0.8 km	NorthWest
2 Lottigna	1.1 km	East
3 Prugiasco	1.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Leontica	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ponto Valentino	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast

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

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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)

Name
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

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

53.2%

Nature

23.6 km2

30.1%

Agriculture

7.8 km2

9.9%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Rock-Sand

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castro in country Switzerland

Castro 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	32 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	55 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	58 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Acquarossa

Type of weather in Acquarossa	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:28 Europe/Amsterdam