Cortaccia

Cortaccia is a locality in Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino. Cortaccia is situated nearby to the locality Sopra Campo, as well as near Monte Tamaro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Tamaro and Alpe di Neggia.

Monte Tamaro

Peak

Photo: Ilario, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema.

Alpe di Neggia

Mountain saddle

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alpe di Neggia is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It connects Vira and Indemini. The pass lies in the saddle between Monte Tamaro and Monte Gambarogno. The maximum grade of the pass road is 12 percent.

Capanna Tamaro

Mountain hut

Photo: Renek78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Capanna Tamaro is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magadino and Vira.

Magadino

Village

Photo: Louis Bafrance, CC BY 3.0.

Magadino is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Magadino is situated 3½ km north of Cortaccia.

Vira

Village

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vira is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Vira is situated 3½ km northwest of Cortaccia.

Piazzogna

Village

Piazzogna is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. Piazzogna is situated 4 km northwest of Cortaccia.

Cortaccia

Type: Locality
Location: Gambarogno, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.11912° or 46° 7′ 9″ north

Longitude

8.86727° or 8° 52′ 2″ east

Open location code

8FRC4V98+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3502860079

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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