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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.1174,Lat: 46.809
Elevation	1445 meter above sea level
Local time	2:41:22am
Name province/region (Kanton)	Graubünden
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Surselva
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ilanz#Glion

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Andiast	2.7 km	South
2 Waltensburg/Vuorz	3.7 km	South
3 Siat	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Rueun	4.2 km	SouthEast
5 Flond	5.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	48 km	NorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	129 km	West
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	366 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 266 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Limmerensee (1.3 km² at a height of around 1856 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Hausstock with a height of 3158 meter (at a distance of 8.3 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 3%, moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 73%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Niederschlagsreiche Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes centrales à fortes précipitations

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.7 km2

32.8%

Nature

35.2 km2

44.8%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.5%

Urban area

1 km2

1.2%

Rock-Sand

1.7 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pigniu in country Switzerland

Pigniu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	16 km	NorthEast
2 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	66 km	EastSouthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	69 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Pigniu
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Panix

Type of weather in Panix	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	08:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:36 Europe/Amsterdam