Diga della Verzasca
Diga della Verzasca is in Gordola, Locarno District, Ticino. Diga della Verzasca is situated nearby to the power station Verzasca Kraftwerk, as well as near Contra Dam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Contra Dam and Tenero railway station.
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. Contra Dam is situated 230 metres northwest of Diga della Verzasca.
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 2 km south of Diga della Verzasca.
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory
Church
Photo: Hieroglyphics, Public domain.
Santi Carpoforo e Gottardo Parish Church and rectory is situated 1½ km north of Diga della Verzasca.
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.
Mergoscia
Village
Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Diga della Verzasca
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Gordola, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.19504° or 46° 11′ 42″ northLongitude
8.85085° or 8° 51′ 3″ eastElevation
474 metres (1,555 feet)Open location code
8FRC5VW2+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 9885744766OpenStreetMap feature
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