GnoscaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.0219,Lat: 46.234  |
| Elevation | 260 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:19:57am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Bellinzona | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gnosca |
Nearest 5 places
| Placename |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Gorduno | 2.1 km | 
SouthSouthEast
| | 2 Claro | 2.2 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 3 Arbedo | 3 km |
SouthEast
| | 4 Lumino | 3.6 km | 
East
| | 5 Preonzo | 3.7 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 108 km |
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 145 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 305 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 201 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 12.5 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Bellinzona with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 4.3 km and direction South).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 15%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 71 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
58 km2 |
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| Nature |
4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
10.6 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Gnosca in country Switzerland
Gnosca at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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