Schalenstein

Schalenstein is a stone in Mergoscia, Locarno District, Ticino. Schalenstein is situated nearby to the cave Grotta di Caurga, as well as near the winery Ca di Ciser.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Verzasca Valley and Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory.

Verzasca Valley

Photo: Benediktv, CC BY 2.0.

The Verzasca Valley is a long narrow valley located in Ticino, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. This valley offers a wild and fascinating landscape, with the Alps on one side and a lake on the other.

Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory

Church

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Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory is situated 1 km southeast of Schalenstein.

San Bartolomeo church

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Bartolomeo church is situated 2 km north of Schalenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vogorno and Corippo.

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.

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.

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 3½ km south of Schalenstein.

Schalenstein

Type: Stone
Categories: historic site and landform
Location: Mergoscia, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.21508° or 46° 12′ 54″ north

Longitude

8.83795° or 8° 50′ 17″ east

Open location code

8FRC6R8Q+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12372326584

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=stone

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