Peccia
Peccia is one of six municipalities in the canton of Ticino which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people. The other municipalities were Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, and Prato-Sornico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 175 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Lavizzara in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Postal code: 6695
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno and Pizzo di Brünesc.
Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno
Church
Photo: Tirolskier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of San Giovanni Battista is located in the alpine village of Mogno in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It was built between 1994 and 1996 on the site of an older church, which was levelled by an avalanche in 1986. Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno is situated 3 km northeast of Peccia.
Pizzo di Brünesc
Peak
Pizzo di Brünesc is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Cavergno, in the canton of Ticino. It lies at the southern end of the chain between the Val Bavona and Valle di Peccia. Pizzo di Brünesc is situated 4 km southwest of Peccia.
Pizzo del Piatto di Röd
Peak
Photo: Oliylkaeng, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pizzo del Piatto di Röd is a peak, which is situated 4 km northwest of Peccia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prato-Sornico and Mogno.
Prato-Sornico
Village
Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The municipality contained the villages Prato and Sornico.
Mogno
Village
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Mogno is a village in Vallemaggia District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Mogno is situated near the top of Val Lavizzara, a valley through which the upper Maggia River flows. Mogno is situated 3 km northeast of Peccia.
Broglio
Hamlet
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara. Broglio is situated 3½ km south of Peccia.
Peccia
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.40719° or 46° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
8.64746° or 8° 38′ 51″ eastPopulation
175Elevation
841 metres (2,759 feet)Open location code
8FRCCJ4W+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 692930531OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2659241Wikidata ID
Q3898519
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