Sala Capriasca

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Sala Capriasca is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.

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Sala Capriasca
Sala nucleo, Circolo di Capriasca

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N 46.065555555556 °	E 8.9563888888889 °

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Sala nucleo 2
6954 Circolo di Capriasca
Ticino, Switzerland
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