Locarno
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locarno Airport and Gordola railway station.
Locarno Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
International Locarno Airport, mil ICAO code LSMO, also known as Locarno-Magadino Airport, is an airport located near the city of Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland.
Gordola railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gordola railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gordola, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Giubiasco–Locarno line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Monte Ceneri
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Monte Ceneri is a mountain pass in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects the Magadino Plain and the Vedeggio Valley across the Lugano Prealps at an elevation of 554 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenero and Gordola.
Tenero
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tenero is a small town located on the northern shore Lake Maggiore in Ticino, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. It is about 4 km from Locarno.
Gordola
Village
Gordola is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Cugnasco-Gerra
Village
Photo: Ticino2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cugnasco-Gerra is a municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Cugnasco and Gerra.
Locarno
- Type: Locality with 15,800 residents
- Also known as: “CH5113”
- Location: Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1647° or 46° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
8.8861° or 8° 53′ 10″ eastPopulation
15,800Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)Open location code
8FRC5V7P+VCGeoNames ID
7286361
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