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Pura

Pura is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in .
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  • Type: Village with 1,420 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH5216”, “Pura TI”, and “Pura, Switzerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Magliaso railway station and Ponte Tresa railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the in the canton of Ticino. The station is on the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway, between and .

Railway station
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is a railway station in the in the canton of Ticino. The station is the terminus of the metre gauge Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway, from .

Aerodrome
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is a regional airport located 4 km west of the city of , approximately 80 km north of , in the municipalities of Agno, and Muzzano. is situated 4 km northeast of Pura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agno and Caslano.

Village
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is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . Due to its position on Lugano it is popular with tourists, and hosts summer festivals, with two hotels and several camping grounds.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of , near to the border.

Village
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Collina d'Oro is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . It was formed from the 2004 union of the villages of , , and . is situated 4 km east of Pura.

Pura

Latitude
45.9851° or 45° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.8691° or 8° 52′ 9″ east
Population
1,420
Elevation
473 metres (1,552 feet)
Open location code
8FQCXVP9+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 392428791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7286844
Wiki­data ID
Q68195
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Pura” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Pura”
  • Breton: “Pura”
  • Catalan: “Pura”
  • Cebuano: “Pura (munisipyo sa Swisa, Ticino, Lugano District, lat 45,98, long 8,87)”
  • Cebuano: “Pura”
  • Chinese: “普拉”
  • Czech: “Pura”
  • Dutch: “Pura”
  • Esperanto: “Pura TI”
  • French: “Pura”
  • German: “Pura TI”
  • German: “Pura”
  • Hungarian: “Pura”
  • Indonesian: “Pura, Swiss”
  • Indonesian: “Pura”
  • Irish: “Pura”
  • Italian: “Pura”
  • Japanese: “プラ”
  • Lombard: “Pura”
  • Lombard: “Püra”
  • Malay: “Pura, Switzerland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pura i Sveits”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pura TI”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Pura”
  • Polish: “Pura (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Pura”
  • Portuguese: “Pura”
  • Romansh: “Pura”
  • Russian: “Пура”
  • Spanish: “Pura”
  • Swedish: “Pura”
  • Swiss German: “Pura TI”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Pura TI”
  • Turkish: “Pura”
  • Ukrainian: “Пура”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Pura”
  • Venetian: “Pura”
  • Volapük: “Pura”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Pura, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Pura”
  • Welsh: “Pura”

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Highlights include San Martino Parish Church and Vitaparcour Pura.

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