Locarno District
The Locarno District is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of 63,774.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district in Switzerland with 63,800 residents
- Description: district of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Distretto di Locarno”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Monte Verità.
Locarno Film Festival
Recreation area
Photo: Pardofestival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs.
Monte Verità
Peak
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Verità is a hill standing 321 metres above sea level and a cultural-historical ensemble in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The site is located in the municipality of Ascona, about half a kilometre north-west of the old town.
Visconti Castle
Castle
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visconti Castle Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in Locarno, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano' speculated that it may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci: after 7 years of studies, the Leonardo's Rivellino was recognized as a Da Vinci project.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locarno and Ascona.
Locarno
Photo: BjoernEisbaer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Locarno is a city at the northern end of Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The city, along with Venice and Cannes, hosts an international film festival, the third oldest important cinema festival in the world.
Ascona
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Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is on the shore of Lake Maggiore. The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yearly Ascona Jazz Festival.
Losone
Village
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Losone is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Locarno District
- Category: district of the canton of Ticino
- Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Locarno District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة لوكارنو”
- Armenian: “Լոկարնո”
- Arpitan: “District de Lucârno”
- Basque: “Locarno barrutia”
- Belarusian: “акруга Лакарна”
- Belarusian: “акруга Лякарна”
- Belarusian: “Лакарна (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Лакарна”
- Belarusian: “Лякарна (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Лякарна”
- Catalan: “Districte de Locarno”
- Cebuano: “Locarno District”
- Chinese: “Locarno Koān”
- Chinese: “洛迦诺区”
- Chinese: “洛迦諾區”
- Czech: “Okres Locarno”
- Dutch: “Locarno”
- Esperanto: “Locarno”
- French: “district de Locarno”
- French: “District de Locarno”
- German: “Bezirk Locarno”
- German: “Distretto di Locarno”
- German: “Landvogtei Luggarus”
- German: “Locarno”
- Hebrew: “מחוז לוקרנו”
- Italian: “Distretto di Locarno”
- Italian: “Locarnese”
- Italian: “Locarno”
- Japanese: “ロカルノ郡”
- Latin: “Locarnum”
- Lombard: “Distrett de Locarna”
- Lombard: “Distrett de Locarno”
- Lombard: “Locarn”
- Lombard: “Locarno”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Locarno Koān”
- Northern Frisian: “Bezirk Locarno”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Locarno”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Locarno”
- Norwegian: “Locarno”
- Persian: “بخش لوکارنو”
- Persian: “لوکارنو”
- Polish: “Okręg Locarno”
- Portuguese: “Distretto di Locarno”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Locarno”
- Romanian: “Locarno”
- Romansh: “Locarno”
- Russian: “Локарно”
- Slovenian: “okraj Locarno”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Locarno”
- Swedish: “Locarno District”
- Swedish: “Locarno”
- Swiss German: “Bezirk Locarno”
- Swiss German: “Distretto di Locarno”
- Swiss German: “Landvogtei Luggarus”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bezirk Locarno”
- Ukrainian: “Локарно”
- Venetian: “Distreto de Locarno”
- Venetian: “Distreto de Łocarno”
- Vietnamese: “Locarno”
- Waray (Philippines): “Locarno”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponte Brolla and Monte Brè.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Melezzo Orientale and Golf Gerre Losone.
Ticino: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lugano, Bellinzona, Locarno, and Ascona.
Curious Places to Discover
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