Morcote

E88079

municipality village

Morcote is a picturesque lakeside village and former fishing community on the shores of Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, known for its historic architecture and scenic hillside setting.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → village →
country	Switzerland →
elevation	272 metres →
formerEconomicActivity	fishing →
governedBy	Municipal Council of Morcote →
hasBuildingStyle	traditional Ticinese architecture →
hasCulturalAttraction	historic arcaded houses along the lakefront →
hasEconomicActivity	tourism →
hasHeritageDesignation	member of the association "Les plus beaux villages de Suisse" →
hasHeritageStatus	site of national significance (selected buildings and ensembles) →
hasLandmark	Cemetery of Santa Maria del Sasso → Church of Santa Maria del Sasso → Scherrer Park NERFINISHED →
hasMunicipalityCode	5202 →
hasNotableFeature	historic architecture → picturesque lakeside setting → scenic hillside setting →
hasPromenade	lakeside promenade →
hasReligiousBuilding	Roman Catholic churches →
hasScenicFeature	steep terraced hillside →
hasTransport	boat connections on Lake Lugano → road connections to Lugano →
hasViewOf	Lake Lugano →
ISO3166-2	CH-TI →
locatedIn	canton of Ticino NERFINISHED → district of Lugano →
locatedInRegion	Sottoceneri →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedNear	Italian border →
locatedOn	Lake Lugano →
locatedOnShoreOf	Lake Lugano →
locatedSouthOf	Lugano →
officialLanguage	Italian →
partOf	Swiss Confederation →
postalCode	6922 →
usesUTCOffset	+1 →
usesUTCOffsetDST	+2 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lake Lugano →	adjacentTown
Campione d’Italia →	hasNeighboringMunicipality