CorticiascaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.0157,Lat: 46.0867  |
| Elevation | 1004 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:01:35pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Lugano | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Capriasca |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 123 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 154 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 290 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 185 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 is Lago di Lugano (12 km2 at a height of around 273 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pizzo Menone with a height of 2245 meter (at a distance of 10.8 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 61%, high mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly western orientated. 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 55 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 12 km in SouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
58.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
16.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
0.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.2 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Corticiasca in country Switzerland
Corticiasca at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Corticiasca 
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