Capriasca

Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of , , , , and .
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  • Type: Village with 6,520 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Albumo”, “Cagiallo”, “Campestro”, “Capriasca TI”, “CH5226”, “Lopagno”, “Oggio”, “Roveredo Capriasca”, “Roveredo TI”, “Roveredo-Capriasca”, “Sala Capriasca”, “Tesserete”, “Treggia”, and “Vaglio TI”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. Stephen’s Plebian Church and Collina di san Bernardo.

Church
Photo: Luram8, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peak
Photo: Fernandopescia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Church
Photo: Cesare da Sesto, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torricella-Taverne and Ponte Capriasca.

Village
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is a municipality in the district… is situated 3½ km west of Capriasca.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in .

Village
Photo: Fernandopescia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . is situated 3½ km southwest of Capriasca.

Capriasca

Latitude
46.0674° or 46° 4′ 3″ north
Longitude
8.9715° or 8° 58′ 17″ east
Population
6,520
Elevation
473 metres (1,552 feet)
Open location code
8FRC3X8C+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240101716
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285431
Wiki­data ID
Q69043
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Capriasca” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Capriasca”
  • Basque: “Capriasca”
  • Belarusian: “Капрыяска”
  • Breton: “Capriasca”
  • Bulgarian: “Каприаска”
  • Catalan: “Capriasca”
  • Cebuano: “Capriasca”
  • Chinese: “卡皮里亚斯卡”
  • Chinese: “卡皮里亞斯卡”
  • Czech: “Capriasca”
  • Dutch: “Capriasca”
  • Esperanto: “Capriasca”
  • French: “Capriasca”
  • Galician: “Capriasca”
  • German: “Capriasca”
  • Hebrew: “קפריאסקה”
  • Hungarian: “Capriasca”
  • Irish: “Capriasca”
  • Italian: “Capriasca”
  • Japanese: “カプリアスカ”
  • Lombard: “Cavriasca”
  • Malay: “Capriasca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Capriasca”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Capriasca”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Capriasca”
  • Polish: “Capriasca”
  • Portuguese: “Capriasca”
  • Romansh: “Capriasca”
  • Russian: “Каприаска”
  • Spanish: “Capriasca”
  • Swedish: “Capriasca”
  • Swiss German: “Capriasca”
  • Turkish: “Capriasca”
  • Ukrainian: “Капріаска”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Capriasca”
  • Uzbek: “Capriasca”
  • Venetian: “Capriasca”
  • Vietnamese: “capriasca”
  • Volapük: “Capriasca”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Capriasca”
  • Welsh: “Capriasca”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Almatro and Cagiallo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lavatoio di Almatro and Oratorio di San Sebastiano.

Ticino: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lugano and Bellinzona.

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