Carasso

Carasso and Galbisio are the parts of Bellinzona, Switzerland, located on the west side of the river Ticino. The patriciate of Carasso is responsible for the management of the forest and other community resources of the fraction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stadio Comunale and Bellinzona Railway Station.

Stadio Comunale

Stadium

Photo: Olos88, CC0.

Stadio Comunale Bellinzona is a multi-use stadium in Bellinzona, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AC Bellinzona.

Bellinzona Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Extrawurst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bellinzona railway station serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line. The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016.

Castle of Castelgrande

Photo: Aliman5040, Public domain.

The Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona, the capital of the Swiss canton of Ticino. Situated on the Alpine foothills, the group is composed of fortified walls and three castles named Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte Carasso and Gorduno.

Monte Carasso

Village

Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Carasso 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, Moleno, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

Gorduno

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gorduno 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, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

Sementina

Village

Photo: WPestana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sementina is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It ceased to exist on 2 April 2017 when it and the municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, and Sant'Antonio were merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. Sementina is situated 3 km southwest of Carasso.

Carasso

Type: Village
Description: part of Bellinzona, Switzerland
Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
Location: Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.20345° or 46° 12′ 12″ north

Longitude

9.01395° or 9° 0′ 50″ east

Elevation

234 metres (768 feet)

Open location code

8FRF6237+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 412741122

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11048356

Wikidata ID

Q3658205

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Carasso” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Carasso”
French: “Carasso”
German: “Carasso”
Irish: “Carasso”
Italian: “Carasso”
Lombard: “Carass”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Carasso”
Turkish: “Carasso”

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