Rivera
Rivera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,450 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Rivera TI” and “Rivera, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 6802
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rivera-Bironico railway station and Spirito Santo Parish Church.
Rivera-Bironico railway station
Railway station
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivera-Bironico railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico, and is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway between Bellinzona and Lugano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bironico and Camignolo.
Bironico
Village
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Camignolo
Village
Camignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Contone
Village
Contone is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Contone is situated 3 km north of Rivera.
Rivera
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Monteceneri, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12305° or 46° 7′ 23″ northLongitude
8.92303° or 8° 55′ 23″ eastPopulation
1,450Elevation
472 metres (1,549 feet)Open location code
8FRC4WFF+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 240071350OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8469253Wikidata ID
Q663061
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Waray—“Rivera” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rivera”
- Dutch: “Rivera”
- French: “Rivera TI”
- French: “Rivera”
- Galician: “Rivera”
- German: “Rivera TI”
- German: “Rivera”
- Irish: “Rivera”
- Italian: “Rivera TI”
- Italian: “Rivera”
- Italian: “Soresina”
- Japanese: “リベラ”
- Lombard: “Rivera”
- Lombard: “Rüvera”
- Portuguese: “Rivera”
- Romansh: “Rivera”
- Spanish: “Rivera”
- Swedish: “Rivera, Ticino”
- Swedish: “Rivera”
- Turkish: “Rivera”
- Volapük: “Rivera”
- Waray (Philippines): “Rivera, Swiza”
- Waray (Philippines): “Rivera”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Albergo Elvezia and Splash & Spa Tamaro.
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