Meride
E1038242
Meride is a small village in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, known for its scenic location on Monte San Giorgio, a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for its fossil-rich geological formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meride canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| canton | Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| district | Mendrisio District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | ~580 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | Triassic marine fossil deposits ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site within Monte San Giorgio World Heritage property ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Fossil Museum of Monte San Giorgio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Monte San Giorgio) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to fossil-rich geological formations
ⓘ
scenic location on Monte San Giorgio ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Monte San Giorgio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Mendrisio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 2013-04-14 ⓘ |
| municipalityCode | 5256 ⓘ |
| near | Italian border ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monte San Giorgio fossil site buffer zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Mendrisio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | ~300 inhabitants ⓘ |
| populationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 6866 ⓘ |
| region | Sottoceneri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
geotourism
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | CH-MER ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.