Locarno

Summary

Locarno is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Locarno ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Locarno was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Locarno is located in Locarno Subdistrict^[4].
• Locarno is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Locarno is on the body of water Lake Maggiore^[6].
• Locarno is on the body of water Maggia^[7].
• Locarno is on the body of water Ticino^[8].
• Locarno's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Locarno's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[10].
• Locarno's official language is recorded as Italian^[11].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Ascona^[12].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Losone^[13].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Orselina^[14].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Minusio^[15].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Lavertezzo^[16].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Cadenazzo^[17].
• Locarno's shares border with is recorded as Muralto^[18].
• Locarno's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vevey^[19].
• Locarno's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lompoc^[20].
• Locarno's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karlovy Vary^[21].
• Locarno's postal code is recorded as 6600^[22].
• Locarno's postal code is recorded as 6601^[23].
• Locarno's postal code is recorded as 6604^[24].
• Locarno's postal code is recorded as 6605^[25].
• Locarno's Commons category is recorded as Locarno^[26].
• Locarno's licence plate code is recorded as TI^[27].

Body

Geography

Locarno is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Locarno is located in Locarno Subdistrict^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Maggiore^[6], a lake^[28], in Switzerland^[29]; Maggia^[7], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; and Ticino^[8], a river^[32], in Switzerland^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.27'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.69'}^[35]. Locarno sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+210'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15483'}^[37], {'amount': '+16012'}^[38], {'amount': '+15824'}^[39], and {'amount': '+16374'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[9] and city of Switzerland^[10]. Locarno's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Locarno include Locarno airfield^[42], an aerodrome^[43], in Switzerland^[44].

Why It Matters

Locarno ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).^[2] Locarno has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

Entities named for Locarno include Locarno airfield^[42], an aerodrome^[43], in Switzerland^[44].