Ascona

Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in . It is on the shore of . The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yearly Ascona Jazz Festival.
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  • Locality with 5,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 215 metres (705 feet)
  • …is also known as “CH5091”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Locarno Film Festival and Monte Verità.

Recreation area
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The Locarno International Film Festival is a major…

Peak
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is a hill standing 321 metres above sea…

Castle
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Italian: Castello Visconteo is a castle in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locarno and Losone.

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is a city at the northern end of in .

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

Ascona

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Latitude
46.1551° or 46° 9′ 19″ north
Longitude
8.7659° or 8° 45′ 57″ east
Open location code
8FRC5Q48+39
Geo­Names ID
7285107

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Ascona” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أسكونا”
  • Chinese: “阿斯科納”
  • Greek: “Ασκόνα”
  • Japanese: “アスコナ”
  • Korean: “아스코나”
  • Latin: “Scona”
  • Lombard: “Scona”
  • Persian: “ازکونا”
  • Russian: “Аскона”

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