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 of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Ticino, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Barrage de contra”, “Centrale idroelettrica Verzasca”, “Contra-Staumauer”, “Diga della Verzasca”, “Diga di Verzasca”, “Locarno Dam”, “přehrada Verzasca, Locarno, Lago di Vogorno”, and “Verzasca Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tenero railway station and Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the… is situated 2 km south of Contra Dam.

Church
Photo: Hieroglyphics, Public domain.
is situated 1½ km north of Contra Dam.

Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the… is situated 2½ km southeast of Contra Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gordemo and Mergoscia.

Village
is a hillside village in , , to the northwest of .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Contra Dam

Latitude
46.19626° or 46° 11′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.84836° or 8° 50′ 54″ east
Elevation
436 metres (1,430 feet)
Height
220 metres (722 feet)
Open location code
8FRC5RWX+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70224383
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7282659
Wiki­data ID
Q2802728
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Contra Dam” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “presa de Contra”
  • Cebuano: “Verzasca Damm”
  • Chinese: “孔特拉坝”
  • Chinese: “孔特拉壩”
  • Czech: “přehrada Contra”
  • Czech: “Přehrada Contra”
  • Dutch: “Contra Dam”
  • Finnish: “Contran pato”
  • French: “barrage de Contra”
  • French: “Barrage de Contra”
  • German: “Contra Talsperre”
  • German: “Talsperre Contra”
  • Italian: “diga di Contra”
  • Italian: “Diga di Contra”
  • Macedonian: “Контра”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Contra Dam”
  • Norwegian: “Contra Dam”
  • Persian: “سد کونترا”
  • Polish: “Tama Verzasca”
  • Slovak: “Priehrada Contra”
  • Spanish: “Represa de Verzasca”
  • Swedish: “Verzasca Damm”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: In Selvádiga and El Cantón di Cüss.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Diga Verzasca and Diga Verzasca.

Ticino: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lugano and Bellinzona.

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