Claro
Claro is a former municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 2,920 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Claro TI” and “Claro, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 6702
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claro railway station and Santi Simone e Giuda Parish Church.
Castione-Arbedo railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castione-Arbedo railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Arbedo-Castione. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Biasca and Bellinzona. Castione-Arbedo railway station is situated 3½ km south of Claro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preonzo and Gnosca.
Preonzo
Village
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preonzo is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017, the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Gnosca
Village
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gnosca is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. Gnosca is situated 2½ km south of Claro.
Moleno
Village
Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moleno is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. Moleno is situated 2½ km northwest of Claro.
Claro
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.25526° or 46° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
9.0232° or 9° 1′ 24″ eastPopulation
2,920Elevation
294 metres (965 feet)Open location code
8FRF724F+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 1433008309OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2661160Wikidata ID
Q68003
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Claro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Claro” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Claro”
- Basque: “Claro (Suitza)”
- Basque: “Claro”
- Catalan: “Claro”
- Cebuano: “Claro (munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Claro”
- Chinese: “克拉罗”
- Chinese: “克拉羅”
- Czech: “Claro”
- Dutch: “Claro”
- Esperanto: “Claro”
- French: “Claro”
- German: “Claro TI”
- German: “Claro”
- Hungarian: “Claro”
- Irish: “Claro”
- Italian: “Claro”
- Japanese: “クラーロ”
- Lombard: “Clar”
- Lombard: “Claro”
- Lombard: “Craa”
- Lombard: “Crar”
- Lombard: “Cree”
- Lombard: “Crèe”
- Malay: “Claro, Ticino”
- Malay: “Claro”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Claro”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Claro”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Claro”
- Portuguese: “Claro”
- Romanian: “Claro, Ticino”
- Romansh: “Claro”
- Russian: “Кларо”
- Spanish: “Claro”
- Swedish: “Claro, Ticino”
- Swedish: “Claro”
- Swiss German: “Claro TI”
- Tosk Albanian: “Claro TI”
- Turkish: “Claro”
- Upper Sorbian: “Claro”
- Volapük: “Claro”
- Waray (Philippines): “Claro, Ticino”
- Waray (Philippines): “Claro”
- Welsh: “Claro”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Claro”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Morín di Monígh and Fontana d Ciàv.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parco Giochi San Rocco and Chiesa di San Rocco.
Ticino: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lugano, Locarno, Ascona, and Tenero.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Claro”. Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.