Frèscen
Frèscen is a hamlet in Mergoscia, Locarno District, Ticino. Frèscen is situated nearby to the locality Pianaccio, as well as near Costa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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 3 km south of Frèscen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gordemo and Tenero.
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.
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.
Vogorno
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Vogorno is situated 2½ km northeast of Frèscen.
Frèscen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Mergoscia, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20171° or 46° 12′ 6″ northLongitude
8.84431° or 8° 50′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FRC6R2V+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11795082137OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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