Verzasca Valley

The Verzasca Valley is a long narrow valley located in , the Italian-speaking part of . This valley offers a wild and fascinating landscape, with the Alps on one side and a lake on the other.
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  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,120 metres
  • Description: geographical object
  • Also known as: “Valle Verzasca” and “Verzaska Valley”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Bartolomeo church and Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Lavertezzo).

Church
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Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavertezzo and Corippo.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in .

Village
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is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in . With a population of just 12 inhabitants in July 2018, and dropping to 9 by December 2019 it was the smallest municipality in Switzerland.

Village
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is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of in . The village is located above , a formed by the Verzasca Dam.

Verzasca Valley

Latitude
46.25° or 46° 15′ north
Longitude
8.8333° or 8° 50′ east
Elevation
1,120 metres (3,675 feet)
Open location code
8FRC7R2M+28
Geo­Names ID
2658148
Wiki­data ID
Q666736
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Satellite Map

Discover Verzasca Valley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swiss German—“Verzasca Valley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Chinese: “塞斯卡山谷”
  • Chinese: “韋爾扎斯卡山谷”
  • Chinese: “韦尔扎斯卡山谷”
  • Danish: “Verzasca-dalen”
  • Dutch: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Finnish: “Valle Verzasca”
  • French: “Val Verzasca”
  • German: “Val Verzasca”
  • German: “Verzascatal”
  • Hungarian: “Verzasca-völgy”
  • Italian: “Val Verzasca”
  • Italian: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Japanese: “ベルザスカ渓谷”
  • Lombard: “Val Verzasca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Verzasca-dalen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Verzasca”
  • Norwegian: “Verzasca-dalen”
  • Polish: “zapora val verzasca”
  • Spanish: “Valle de Verzasca”
  • Spanish: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Swedish: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Swiss German: “Valle Verzasca”
  • Swiss German: “Verzascatal”

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