Location: Locarno
Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Country: Switzerland
Canton: Ticino
District: Locarno
Government• Executive: Municipio
with 7 members
• Mayor: Sindaco (list)
Alain Scherrer FDP.The Liberals
(as of September 2015)
• Parliament: Consiglio comunale
with 40 members
Area• Total: 18.69 km (7.22 sq mi)
Elevation: 200 m (700 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)• Total: 16,122
• Density: 860/km (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Italian: Locarnesi
Postal code: 6600
SFOS number: 5113
Localities: Solduno, Monte della Trinità, Monte Bré, Ponte Brolla, Riazzino (Piano di Magadino), Cerra Piano (Piano di Magadino)
Surrounded by: Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Contone, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Magadino, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Tegna, Tenero-Contra
Website: www.locarno.ch
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Locarno (Italian: [loˈkarno], German: [loˈkarno]; Ticinese: Locarn [loˈkɑːrn]; formerly in German: Luggárus [luˈɡaːrʊs]) is a southern Swiss town and municipality in the district Locarno (and its 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. It has a population of about 16,000 (proper), and about 56,000 for the agglomeration of the same name including Ascona besides other municipalities.
Restaurants in Locarno
1. Chiesa di San Michele
2. Collegiata di San Vittore
3. Chiesa San Vittore
4. Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
5. Chiesa Di Santa Maria Assunta
Centovalli, Borgnone, Locarno 6658 Switzerland http://www.ticino.ch/it/commons/details/Chiesa-di-S-Maria-Assunta/5081.html
6. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
via Burio 45, Gordola, Locarno 6596 Switzerland https://www.ticino.ch/it/commons/details/Chiesa-di-S-Antonio-abate/2731.html
7. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
Lionza 1, Borgnone, Locarno 6658 Switzerland
