Vogorno
in Locarno District of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
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Locarno Airport (4 mi) - Lugano Airport (15 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (33 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (41 mi)
- Samedan Airport (53 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (56 mi)
- Buochs Airport (56 mi)
- Linate Airport (57 mi)
- Zürich Airport (87 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (92 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 79 mi) - Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Falconeria Locarno (zoo, (5 mi)
- Zoo Al Maglio (zoo, (16 mi)
- Funivia del Sasso del Ferro (observation point, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.223 and 8.858 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 13' 22" and E 8° 51' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:45 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:22 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Vogorno
Vogorno in Locarno District (Canton Ticino) is located in Switzerland about 84 mi (or 135 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vogorno is now 12:45 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Vogorno, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Locarno Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), East. We encountered 3 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bellinzona, Veddasca, Curiglia, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore and Tronzano Lago Maggiore. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 34% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Giardino Ascona
Castello del Sole
Villa Orselina
Sasso Boretto
BOUTIQUE-HOTEL Remorino
Parkhotel Delta Wellbeing Resort
Caffè dell'Arte Boutique Rooms
H4 Hotel Arcadia
Belvedere Locarno
ibis Locarno
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lago di Vogorno
Lago di Vogorno is a lake near Tenero, in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir on the Verzasca river is formed by the Verzasca Dam, built 1961-1965. The water surface area is 1.68 km².
Valle Verzasca
The Valle Verzasca is a valley in the Locarno district of the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It comprises the municipalities of Mergoscia, Vogorno, Corippo, Lavertezzo, Brione, Gerra, Frasco and Sonogno with a total population of 3,200 (as of 2004). Mergoscia is at the geographical center of the Ticino, and none of the passes out of the valley cross cantonal or national borders. The valley is situated between the Leventina and the Maggia and culminates at Pizzo Barone.
Berzona
Berzona is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Auressio and Loco to form a new and larger municipality Isorno.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vogorno.
- Bellinzona
- Veddasca
- Curiglia
- Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore
- Tronzano Lago Maggiore
- Agra
- Dumenza
- Maccagno
- Cannobio
- Lugano
- Pura
- Cremenaga
- Luino
- Buseno
- Lavena Ponte Tresa
- Montegrino Valtravaglia
- Trarego
- Arvigo
- Germignaga
- Cannero Riviera
- Cavaglio-Spoccia
- San Mamete
- Campione
- Bedero
- Brezzo di Bedero
- Cavargna
- Lanzo d'Intelvi
- Val Rezzo
- Ramponio Verna
- Gonte
Minusio › West: Lago Maggiore, Minusio (source)
Brione sopra Minusio: Tenero Minusio, Ceneri, Brione sopra Minusio (source)
Alp Bardughè: Alpe Bardughè − Gambarogno − Alpe di Neggia − Cannobio − Lake Maggiore, Alp Bardughè (source)
Gordola: Parco Avventura − Adventure Park − Seilpark, Gordola (source)
Gordola: Parco Avventura − Adventure Park 2 − Seilpark, Gordola (source)
Mondacce › West: Locarno − Brissago − Lake Maggiore, Mondacce (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vogurn, 沃戈爾諾
