Fontöbia
Fontöbia is a hamlet in Verzasca, Locarno District, Ticino. Fontöbia is situated nearby to the locality Pozzi, as well as near Cascine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory and Contra Dam.
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.
Gordola railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gordola railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gordola, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Giubiasco–Locarno line of Swiss Federal Railways. Gordola railway station is situated 3½ km south of Fontöbia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mergoscia and Vogorno.
Mergoscia
Village
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.
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 Fontöbia.
Fontöbia
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Verzasca, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20795° or 46° 12′ 29″ northLongitude
8.85979° or 8° 51′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FRC6V55+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4477813945OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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