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 1½ km south of Mergoscia, Posta.

San Bartolomeo church

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Bartolomeo church is situated 2½ km north of Mergoscia, Posta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vogorno and Gordemo.

Vogorno

Village

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Vogorno is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is located above Lago di Vogorno, a reservoir formed by the Verzasca Dam.

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. Gordemo is situated 2½ km south of Mergoscia, Posta.

Corippo

Village

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Corippo is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. With a population of just 12 inhabitants in July 2018, and dropping to 9 by December 2019 it was the smallest municipality in Switzerland. Corippo is situated 3 km north of Mergoscia, Posta.

Mergoscia, Posta

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Mergoscia, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.21075° or 46° 12′ 39″ north

Longitude

8.84805° or 8° 50′ 53″ east

Elevation

733 metres (2,405 feet)

Operator

FART

Open location code

8FRC6R6X+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 984002279

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

GeoNames ID

10395755

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Italian: “Mergoscia, Posta”

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