Alpe Pianca
Alpe Pianca is in Arogno, Lugano District, Ticino and has an elevation of 908 metres. Alpe Pianca is situated nearby to the church Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory, as well as near the border checkpoint Dogana Arogno.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory and Sighignola.
Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory
Church
Photo: Ilario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beata Vergine delle Grazie Oratory is a church, which is situated 450 metres north of Alpe Pianca.
Sighignola
Peak
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Sighignola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino. A panoramic terrace just below the summit, and directly on the Italian side of the border, provides extensive views especially to the west, over Lake Lugano and the city of Lugano, to the Alps.
Santo Stefano Parish church
Church
Photo: Cassinam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santo Stefano Parish church is situated 1½ km west of Alpe Pianca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arogno and Lanzo d’Intelvi.
Arogno
Village
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Arogno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, located south of Lake Lugano in the southernmost tip of Switzerland.
Lanzo d’Intelvi
Village
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Lanzo d'Intelvi is a village in Italy and a former comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres north of Milan and about 20 kilometres north of Como, on the border with Switzerland. Lanzo d’Intelvi is situated 3 km north of Alpe Pianca.
Orimento
Hamlet
Photo: Kaitu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orimento is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Alpe Pianca.
Alpe Pianca
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Arogno, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.95609° or 45° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
9.00772° or 9° 0′ 28″ eastElevation
908 metres (2,979 feet)Open location code
8FQFX245+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8975614154OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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