Contra, Diga
Contra, Diga is a bus stop in Tenero, Locarno District, Ticino. Contra, Diga is situated nearby to Contra Dam, as well as near the village Gordemo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Contra Dam and Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory.
Contra Dam
Dam
Photo: Audrix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Contra Dam is situated 360 metres southeast of Contra, Diga.
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory
Church
Photo: Hieroglyphics, Public domain.
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory is situated 1½ km north of Contra, Diga.
Tenero railway station
Railway station
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Tenero railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Tenero-Contra, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Giubiasco–Locarno line of Swiss Federal Railways. Tenero railway station is situated 2½ km south of Contra, Diga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gordemo and Mergoscia.
Gordemo
Village
Gordemo is a hillside village in Locarno District, Switzerland, to the northwest of Gordola. It is notably located close to the Verzasca Dam, about 800 metres downstream in the valleyside.
Mergoscia
Village
Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Gordola
Village
Gordola is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Contra, Diga
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tenero, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.19819° or 46° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
8.84464° or 8° 50′ 41″ eastElevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)Operator
FARTOpen location code
8FRC5RXV+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 984003428OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10387008
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In Other Languages
“Contra, Diga” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Contra, Diga”
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