ContraGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.8393,Lat: 46.1888  |
| Elevation | 674 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:16:46pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Locarno | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Tenero-Contra |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 118 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 136 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 295 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 196 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 Vogorno (1.5 km2 at a height of around 469 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Lago Maggiore with a height of 193 meter (at a distance of 12.5 km and direction SouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 27%, hill: 19%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 63 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
38.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
5.8 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
5.2 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
1.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
10.6 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
14.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Contra in country Switzerland
Contra at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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