Ranscea

Ranscea is a locality in Capriasca, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 923 metres. Ranscea is situated nearby to the hamlet Luera, as well as near Gola di Lago.

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Bartolomeo Parish Church and Monte Bar.

Monte Bar is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located north of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It lies on the range west of the Gazzirola, between the Val d'Isone and the Val Colla. Monte Bar is situated 3½ km east of Ranscea.

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. Rivera-Bironico railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Ranscea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medeglia and Camignolo.

Medeglia

Hamlet

Photo: Nitrato, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Medeglia is a village and a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 21 November 2010, the former municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged in 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.

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. Bironico is situated 3 km northwest of Ranscea.

Ranscea

Type: Locality
Location: Capriasca, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.10101° or 46° 6′ 4″ north

Longitude

8.96476° or 8° 57′ 53″ east

Elevation

923 metres (3,028 feet)

Open location code

8FRC4X27+CW

GeoNames ID

11113582

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In Other Languages

“Ranscea” goes by many names.

Italian: “Ranscea”

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