Curio

Curio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . On 6 April 2025, the former municipalities of , , Curio, and merged to form the new municipality of Lema.
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  • Type: Village with 551 residents
  • Description: village in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Curio TI” and “Curio, Ticino”
  • Postal code: 6986

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chiesa di San Pietro and Malcantone Museum.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
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Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novaggio and Iseo.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, . On 6 April 2025, the former municipalities of , , Curio, and merged to form the new municipality of Lema.

Hamlet
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was a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . It was incorporated into the comune of in 2008.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in . On 6 April 2025, the former municipalities of , , Curio, and merged to form the new municipality of Lema.

Curio

Latitude
46.00202° or 46° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
8.86311° or 8° 51′ 47″ east
Population
551
Elevation
561 metres (1,841 feet)
Open location code
8FRC2V27+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240102168
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7671198
Wiki­data ID
Q70747
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Curio” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Curio”
  • Basque: “Curio”
  • Breton: “Curio”
  • Catalan: “Curio”
  • Cebuano: “Curio”
  • Chinese: “库廖”
  • Chinese: “庫廖”
  • Czech: “Curio”
  • Dutch: “Curio”
  • Esperanto: “Curio”
  • French: “Curio TI”
  • French: “Curio”
  • German: “Bombinasco”
  • German: “Curio TI”
  • German: “Curio”
  • Hungarian: “Curio”
  • Irish: “Curio”
  • Italian: “Curio”
  • Lombard: “Cür”
  • Malay: “Curio, Switzerland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Curio i Sveits”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Curio”
  • Polish: “Curio (gmina)”
  • Polish: “Curio”
  • Portuguese: “Curio (Tessino)”
  • Portuguese: “Curio”
  • Romansh: “Curio”
  • Russian: “Курио”
  • Spanish: “Curio”
  • Swedish: “Curio”
  • Swiss German: “Curio TI”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Curio TI”
  • Turkish: “Curio”
  • Ukrainian: “Куріо”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Curio”
  • Venetian: “Curio (Svizzera)”
  • Venetian: “Curio”
  • Volapük: “Curio”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Curio, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Curio”

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