Lago di Palagnedra

Lago di Palagnedra is a manmade at , , . The has a capacity of 4,260,000 m3 and a surface area of 25 ha. The dam on the Melezza river was completed in 1952, height 72 m.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Centovalli in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Bacino di Palagnedra

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camedo railway station and St Michael’s parish church.

Railway station
is a railway station in the lower part of the village of , . It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Domodossola–Locarno line of the Regional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino.

Railway stop
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgnone and Camedo.

Hamlet
is a hamlet part of the municipality of in the district of Locarno in the canton of in Switzerland. Not to be confused with much bigger or with Lionza or Costa.

Village
is a Swiss village near the border with . is part of the Swiss municipality of located in Canton Ticino. is one of the most important villages among the 19 localities of . due to its strategic location just at the border with Italy being an official border post.

Village
is a village and a locality part of the municipality of in the district of Locarno in the canton of in . Lago di is located below the village, on the Melezza river.

Lago di Palagnedra

Latitude
46.15681° or 46° 9′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.61867° or 8° 37′ 7″ east
Elevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)
Open location code
8FRC5J49+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363179823
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
11396393
Wiki­data ID
Q681738
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From Dutch to Spanish—“Lago di Palagnedra” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lago di Palagnedra”. Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.