Contra Dam
The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 440 metres (1,430 feet)
- …stands 220 metres (722 feet) tall
- Description: dam in Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as“Locarno Dam”“Verzasca Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Tenero railway station and Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory.
Tenero railway station
Tenero railway station is a railway station in the…
2 km south of Contra Dam
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory
1½ km north of Contra Dam
Gordola railway station
Gordola railway station is a railway station in the…
2½ km southeast of Contra Dam
Villages in the Area
Discover Gordemo and Mergoscia.
Gordemo
Gordemo is a hillside village in Locarno District, Switzerland, to the northwest of Gordola.
Mergoscia
Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Gordola
Gordola is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Contra Dam
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Latitude
46.19626° or 46° 11′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.84836° or 8° 50′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FRC5RWX+G8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Contra Dam” goes by many names.
presa de ContraCatalan
Verzasca DammCebuano
孔特拉坝Chinese
孔特拉壩Chinese
Přehrada ContraCzech
přehrada Verzasca, Locarno, Lago di VogornoCzech
Contra DamDutch
Contran patoFinnish
Bendungan ContraIndonesian
Centrale idroelettrica VerzascaItalian
Diga della VerzascaItalian
Diga di ContraItalian
Diga di VerzascaItalian
КонтраMacedonian
Contra DamNorwegian
Contra DamNorwegian Bokmål
سد کونتراPersian
Tama VerzascaPolish
Priehrada ContraSlovak
Verzasca DammSwedish
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