VacalloGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.0347,Lat: 45.8453  |
| Elevation | 405 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:52:49pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Mendrisio | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Vacallo |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 149 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 173 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 267 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 158 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 Como (138.2 km2 at a height of around 198 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.6 km in Eastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Lago di Lugano with a height of 271 meter (at a distance of 8.7 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.5 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 7%, hill: 60%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 34 km and direction SouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
40.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
8 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
23.4 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.7 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
5.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Vacallo in country Switzerland
Vacallo at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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