Forca
Forca is a locality in Capriasca, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 860 metres. Forca is situated nearby to the locality Bolla, as well as near the hamlet Luera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Bartolomeo Parish Church and Monte Bar.
Monte Bar
Peak
Photo: Nitrato, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Forca.
St. Stephen’s Plebian Church
Church
Photo: Luram8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Stephen’s Plebian Church is situated 3½ km south of Forca.
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. Camignolo is situated 3 km west of Forca.
Roveredo
Hamlet
Roveredo is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca. Roveredo is situated 3 km south of Forca.
Forca
- Type: Locality
- Location: Capriasca, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.09852° or 46° 5′ 55″ northLongitude
8.97011° or 8° 58′ 12″ eastElevation
860 metres (2,822 feet)Open location code
8FRC3XXC+C2GeoNames ID
11113592
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In Other Languages
“Forca” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Forca”
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