Monte Carasso

Monte Carasso
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Monte Carasso
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 9°00′E / 46.183°N 9.000°E / 46.183; 9.000
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Bellinzona
Area [1]
• Total	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,377
• Density	250/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6513
SFOS number	5013
Surrounded by	Bellinzona, Cugnasco, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Preonzo, Sementina
Website	www.montecarasso.ch SFSO statistics

Monte Carasso was a municipality of the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 2 April 2017, the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged to form the municipality of Bellinzona.

The Swiss Heritage Society chose Monte Carasso for the 1993 Wakker Prize.

Media related to Monte Carasso at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Italian)

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