Piana

Piana is a building in Breggia, Mendrisio District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,394 metres. Piana is situated nearby to the hamlet Scudellate, as well as near Generoso Vetta railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Generoso and Generoso Vetta railway station.

Monte Generoso

Peak

Photo: Marimari52, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Generoso is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy and between Lake Lugano and Lake Como. The western and southern flanks of the mountain lie in the Swiss canton of Ticino, whilst the north-eastern flanks are in the Italian region of Lombardy.

Generoso Vetta railway station

Railway station

Generoso Vetta railway station

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Generoso Vetta is the upper terminal railway station of the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Generoso Vetta railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Piana.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Cave

Grotta dell’Orso (Como)

Photo: Celsius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotta dell’Orso (Como) is a cave, which is situated 1¼ km north of Piana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scudellate and Roncapiano.

Scudellate

Hamlet

Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.

Scudellate is a hamlet.

Roncapiano

Hamlet

Photo: Kaitu, CC0.

Roncapiano is a hamlet.

Erbonne

Hamlet

Photo: Pifoyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Erbonne is a hamlet.

Piana

Type: Building
Also known as: “Nevera Piana”
Category: historic site
Location: Breggia, Mendrisio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.92418° or 45° 55′ 27″ north

Longitude

9.02938° or 9° 1′ 46″ east

Elevation

1,394 metres (4,573 feet)

Open location code

8FQFW2FH+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=icehouse

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ice_house

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=ice_house

GeoNames ID

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“Piana” goes by many names.

Italian: “Piana”

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