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Locarno (Italian:; German: ⓘ; Ticinese: Locarno [loˈkɑːrno]; formerly in German: Luggarus [luˈɡaːrʊs]) is a southern Swiss town and municipality in the district Locarno (of which it is the capital), located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps.
The Grand Hotel was opened in the Swiss resort town of Locarno in 1876, [1] following the opening of the Gotthard Tunnel and the railway station in Locarno. It was built to a design by Francesco Galli. [2] Until the hotel closed in 2005, it had a station on the Locarno-Madonna del Sasso funicular. [3]
This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.
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On the smaller island, known as Isolino, Isola Piccola or Isola di Sant’Apollinare, the vegetation is allowed to develop naturally. Both benefit from the mild climate provided by the lake. The minimum distance from the shore is 1,040 metres for San Pancrazio and 930 metres for Sant'Apollinare, making them the farthest islands from the shore ...
Brissago from Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore from the Porta section of Brissago. Brissago has an area, as of 1997, of 17.79 square kilometers (6.87 sq mi).Of this area, 1.25 km 2 (0.48 sq mi) or 7.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.84 km 2 (4.57 sq mi) or 66.6% is forested.