The Locarno district (colloquial Locarnese, literally ital. Distretto di Locarno, formerly Landvogtei Luggarus) is one of the six rural districts of the Sopraceneri in the canton Ticino in the Switzerland.
Regions
The district consists of seven districts (ital. circoli). It is the second largest district (after the Vallemaggia district) in size and population (after Lugano district) in the Canton of Ticino. It borders in the northwest on Vallemaggia district, to the northwest and northeast to the Leventina district, to the Bellinzona district and the Riviera District to the east, south-east and south with the Lugano district and the Varese Province also in the southwest, with the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province in the southwest and west. The capital is Locarno. It includes part of the Lake Maggiore. The limits of the Gambarogno district correspond to those of the larger municipality Gambarogno.
places
The main town is Locarno. Other frequently visited places and areas are Ascona and its Monte Verità. Brissago and the small island duo of the same name in front of Porto Ronco and Ronco sopra Ascona. At the foot of the local mountain of Locarno With the cable car to Cardada and then the chairlift to the Kulm to Cimetta you will find the sun-kissed part of the district Brione, Orselina and the «Madonna del Sasso» at the foot of this mountain. The neighboring community Muralto with its very beautiful lake promenade. Most places in the Onsernone and Verzasca valleys and on the south side of the lake in the Gambarogno district; Indemini in the upper Veddasca valley and on the lake Magadino, Sant'Abbondio and Vira. The “Bolle di Magadino” nature reserve. On the Magadino plain Contone is approached a lot by the locals because of the large furniture stores located there as well Riazzino on weekends because of the only major disco "Vanilla" in the whole district and the neighboring district Vallemaggia.
Territorial areas and landscapes in the Locarno district
| Gambarogno district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | associated localities | Landscapes | ||
 | Gambarogno | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Caviano | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Contone | Magadino plain | ||
 | Gerra (Gambarogno) | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Indemini | Veddasca valley | ||
 | Magadino | Lake Maggiore, Magadino plain | ||
 | Piazzogna | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | San Nazzaro (Gambarogno) | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Sant'Abbondio | Lake Maggiore | ||
-coat_of_arms.svg/15px-Vira(Gambarogno)-coat_of_arms.svg.png){kind=small} | Vira (Gambarogno) | Lake Maggiore | ||
| Circle Isole | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | Landscapes | |||
 | Ascona | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Brissago | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Losone | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Ronco sopra Ascona | Lake Maggiore | ||
| Locarno district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | Landscapes | |||
 | Locarno | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Muralto | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Orselina | Lake Maggiore | ||
| Melezza district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | associated localities | Landscapes | ||
 | Centovalli | Melezzatal | ||
 | Borgnone | Melezzatal | ||
 | Intragna | Melezzatal | ||
 | Palagnedra | Melezzatal | ||
 | Terre di Pedemonte | Melezzatal | ||
 | Cavigliano | Melezzatal | ||
 | Tegna | Maggia Valley, Melezzatal | ||
 | Verscio | Melezzatal | ||
| Navegna district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | Landscapes | |||
 | Brione sopra Minusio | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Gordola | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Mergoscia | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Minusio | Lake Maggiore | ||
 | Tenero-Contra | Lake Maggiore, Magadino plain | ||
| Onsernone County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | Landscapes | |||
 | Gresso | Onsernone Valley | ||
 | Isorno | Onsernone Valley | ||
 | Mosogno | Onsernone Valley | ||
 | Onsernone | Onsernone Valley | ||
 | Vergeletto | Onsernone Valley | ||
| Verzasca district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| local community | Landscapes | |||
-coat_of_arms.svg/15px-Brione(Verzasca)-coat_of_arms.svg.png){kind=small} | Brione (Verzasca) | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Corippo | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Cugnasco-Gerra | Magadino plain, Verzasca valley | ||
 | Frasco | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Lavertezzo | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Sonogno | Verzasca valley | ||
 | Vogorno | Verzasca valley | ||
Other goals
The adjacent and also located in the Sopraceneri Valmaggiese with its upper valleys, as well as the places on the banks of the Lake Maggiore in the provinces Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Varese and the castles in Bellinzona. In the Sottoceneri, especially Lugano and the places on Lake Lugano. It is advisable to first discover the landscape on both lakes by boat. Day trips to Varese or multi-day trips to the big city are also recommended Milan.
background
history
- In year 1512 the confederates of the XII places had conquered large parts of the Locarno region,[1] which had belonged to the Duchy of Milan for a long time before being taken over by the troops of the French King Louis XII. had been occupied.
- In June 1513 the French, after months of siege, on the part of the Confederates of the XII, and especially after the battle, had to help Novara[2] also left the castle of the Visconti in Locarno to the confederates. After the military conquest by the confederates of the XII places, the adhesion of the place Locarno to the common rulership was accomplished[3], which from then on officially bore the name Luggarus until 1798, and with its associated previously conquered territory formed the new Ennetberg Bailiwick Luggarus.[4] This area was the predecessor of today's Locarno (Locarnese) district, which was first born in 1803.
- in the 1530s Years ago, the castle of Luggarus was razed, only the central building complex remained as the seat of the bailiff (ital.: Balivo, or more popularly: Landfogto).
- In the years 1576 to 1577 the plague raged which decimated the population of the region. There is no information about the number of deaths in the entire area of the Luggarus Bailiwick. But in the main town In Luggarus there were only 700 left of 4,800 souls wrote the Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan Charles Borromeo.
- In the XVI. In the 19th century, during the Counter-Reformation, many families who had joined the Reformed faith were banished from what is now Locarno. The end of the century was marked by disasters and epidemics of plague.
- In the year 1798 ended the era of the Ennetbergische Vogteien, which had lasted since 1513[4] and those of Luggarus, when the sovereign federal cantons granted the previously conquered and until then administered areas (today's Ticino) more autonomy and the Helvetic cantons Bellinzona and Lugano were founded. The area of the Vogtei Luggarus and the name of the main town were named back in Locarno and became part of the new Helvetic Canton of Lugano.
- In year 1803 became Locarno, with the capital of the same name Locarno, to a district of the new canton of Ticino, which was mediated by Napoleon[5] arose from the Helvetic cantons of Bellinzona and Lugano, which had existed since 1798.
- In year 2013 500 years ago Locarno's castle and dominion passed into the possession of the Confederates. But it is not celebrated because From a patriotic point of view, the year 1513 is difficult to sell in Ticino, because the Locarnese region was conquered by war by the Confederates of the timesays Locarno's city archivist Rodolfo Huber.[6]
natural geographical conditions
The highest point in the district is the Pizzo Barone at 2,864 m (9,396 feet) in height. Other mountain peaks are the Madone Grosso with 2,741 m (8993 feet), the Monte Zucchero (in German Sugar Hill) with 2,735 m (8973 feet), the Pizzo del Mezzodì (in German midday summit) with 2708 m (8885 feet), and the Pizzo Medaro at 2551 m (8369 feet). The lowest point is the bank of the Lake Maggiore and, remarkably, is also the lowest point in Switzerland.
All of the rivers in the district flow into the Lake Maggiore. The most important are the Ticino, Maggia, Verzasca, Vigezzo and Giona.
The district only includes the lower one Ticino East side of Valle Vigezzo and its so-called Hundred Side Valleys (ital.: Centovalli), that Onsernone Valley, the Verzasca valley, the top of the Veddasca valley, as well as the upper northeast section of the Lake Maggiore and the Brissago Islands.
language
Colloquial language is predominantly that Italian language[7] with a Galloital pronunciation typical of north-east Italy[8] and the Ticino dialect common in Sopraceneri. This is a regional expression of the West Lombard dialect Laghée [9] which varies depending on the environment, with considerable regional linguistic contribution. Between valley and valley and sometimes even places there are therefore different nuances and vocabulary that have developed over the past centuries, especially in the most isolated valleys. German is widely used as the first foreign language, especially in the larger towns in the district.
getting there
By plane
In the Locarno district is located on the Magadino plain of Locarno, the "Locarno - Magadino" airfield.
However, this is because of the total length of the slopes and in its immediate vicinity Bolle di Magadino nature reserve not flown to in regular service.
1 Cantonal airfield "Locarno - Magadino" (Aeroporto cantonale di "Locarno - Magadino", 650 ft AMSL, IATA: ZJI), Strada Stallone, 6596 Gordola (TI) (Without public transport connection. Accessible by car via the N13 national road.). Tel.: 41 (0)91 8161731, Fax: 41 (0)91 8161739. 
Airfield with mixed civil and military flight operations. Approach routes on gvml.ch.Open: Mon - Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sat - Sun continuously from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A little further afield, in Agno, near by Lugano The “Lugano - Agno” airport, which is served by scheduled services, is located in the Sottoceneri. However, this is only partially recommended due to the higher flight prices there.
2 Airport "Lugano - Agno"
(Aeroporto di "Lugano - Agno", 915 ft AMSL, IATA: LUG), Via Aeroporto, 6982 Agno (TI). Tel.: 41 (0)91 6101282, (0)91 6101292 (Check in), (0)91 6101220 (Lost property), (0)91 6104747 (Cargo), Email: [email protected]. Airport with civil flight operations. In the terminal area there is W-LAN offered.Check-in: Mon - Sun from 6 a.m. to 6:10 p.m.
Recommended is the international airport of Milan Malpensa, which is served by scheduled services Ferno northwest of the big city Milan located, to which there is a good connection to the Locarno district. See section Arrival by train from the airport "Milano Malpensa".
3 International airport «Milano Malpensa» (Aeroporto Internazionale di "Milano Malpensa", 767 ft AMSL, IATA: MXP), Milano-Malpensa, 21010 Ferno. Tel.: 39 (0)2 232323 (Call center from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.), Email: [email protected]. 
The airport, opened in 1948, is 46 km away. (28.58 mi.) Northwest of the city of Milan in the neighboring province of Varese. In the terminal area there is W-LAN offered.
By train
- From Milan Malpensa Airport you can reach the Locarno district by taking the trains P. 30 Direction Bellinzona. After Locarno there is a train change in Cadenazzo to S 20 necessary to Locarno.
- P. 30 Malpensa Aeroporto ↔ Gallarate ↔ Luino ↔ Bellinzona
- P. 30 Malpensa Aeroporto ↔ Gallarate ↔ Luino ↔ Bellinzona
- Milan Malpensa Airport, (Terminal 1) ↔ Ferno-Lonate Pozzolo ↔ Busto Arsizio, North ↔ Busto ArsizioS 5 ↔ Gall rateS 5 ↔ Besnate ↔ Mornago-Cimbro ↔ Ternate-Varano Borghi ↔ Travedona-Biandronno ↔ Besozzo ↔ Sangiano ↔ Laveno-Mombello ↔ Caldè ↔ Porto Valtravaglia ↔ Luino ↔ Colmegna ↔ Maccagno ↔ Pino-Tronzano ↔ limit ↔ Ranzo-Sant'Abbondio ↔ Gerra (Gambarogno) ↔ S. Nazzaro ↔ Magadino-Vira ↔ Quartino ↔ CadenazzoS 20 ↔ Sant'Antonino ↔ Giubiasco ↔ Bellinzona
- Coming from Northern Europe and Northern Switzerland, the district can be reached either on the Gotthard railway lines Basel - Lucerne - Milan or Zurich - Milan or on the Simplon railway line Basel - Stresa - Milan or Geneva - Milan.
- Coming from Southern Europe, the Locarno district can be reached via Milan - Lucerne - Basel or Milan - Zurich.
- On the Gotthard route, with a few exceptions, there is a train change in Bellinzona to S 20 necessary to Locarno.
- On the Simplon route, a train change in Domodossola to the narrow-gauge railway Domodossola - Locarno is necessary. This approach route is the more interesting one because of the narrow-gauge railway and the panorama.
By bus
In the street
- When arriving via Bellinzona: On the
you cross the district border before Contone on the predominantly agricultural and unfortunately increasingly also industrially used Magadino plain,
- where you can turn left after Quartino towards Magadino for destinations on the south side of the Lake Maggiore,
- or on the national road N13 that crosses the river Ticino with a right curve to the bridge and on the one on the left Locarno Airport continues past.
- If you want to go to the Verzasca Valley, do NOT turn left onto the expressway to Locarno but continue straight ahead and only turn left at the end of the road in Riazzino, then drive through Gordola where a road in the center turns right up into the Verzasca Valley.
- If you go to Locarno or to the north side of the lake or to the Maggia Valley, Onsernone Valley or ins Melezzatal just before Riazzino, take a left turn onto the expressway towards Locarno. After Tenero Mappo this runs in the tunnel under Minusio, Muralto and the city Locarno until its end in the Morettina district of Locarno there is an exit to the city of Locarno which leads to the traffic circle of the Piazza Castello of Locarno.
- For destinations above Locarno you also take this exit.
- For goals in Maggia Valley, Onsernone Valley or Melezzatal stay on the N13 and cross the Maggia. Keep to the right as you leave the expressway at the next exit towards Centovalli, Onsernone, Vallemaggia, Losone. Once at the top, drive straight ahead and follow the signs. There are also two petrol stations there (BP, Shell).
- For the destination Ascona, take the next exit. After Ronco sopra Ascona via the upper Panorama Street (from Monte Verità, Arcegno), take the exit to Ascona and then turn right towards Losone.
- For destinations on the north side of the lake basin of the Lake Maggiore to the west of Locarno you simply drive straight ahead and through another shorter tunnel at the end of which the expressway ends at the lake and is taken as the N13 to the border.
- If you arrive via the Gotthard Pass at 2091 m altitude, or in the 16.92 km long and opened in 1980 running under the Gotthard massif
Gotthard road tunnel of 
one leaves at the 
exit Bellinzona South the Autobahn and switch to the to Locarno - Lake Maggiore. For further progress see above under; When arriving via Bellinzona.
exit 
- If you arrive via the San Bernardino Pass at 2066 m altitude, or in the 6.6 km long running under the Bernardino massif San Bernardino tunnel on the
at the end of it, before Bellinzona, you drive for a short section on the in the direction of Lugano, Chiasso, Milano, and then shortly after Bellinzona at the exit Bellinzona South the Autobahn and switch to the to Locarno - Lake Maggiore. For further progress see above under; When arriving via Bellinzona.
- If you arrive via the Simplon Pass at 2005 m altitude on the
. Beyond the pass, the road ends behind the border village of Gondo. On the Italian side this leads as 
continue after Domodossola, from there you drive eastwards on the 
high through the beautiful Valle Vigezzo at the Hundred Valleys (ital.: Centovalli) leads past in the direction of Locarno. Along the route there are further roads into the side valleys such as the Cannobina valley Cannobio and the Maggia Valley.
By boat
With the liner shipping you can get from Italy directly to Brissago, the Brissago Islands, Ascona and Locarno. The service is provided by the Italian state company Societa Navigazione Lago Maggiore (NLM).
mobility
Public transport is provided by Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi (FART) and the Swiss PostBus service. Liner shipping is provided between Locarno and Tenero, Magadino, Vira, San Nazzaro, Ascona, Gerra, Ranzo, the Brissago Islands, Porto Ronco, as well as outside the district to Italy by the Italian state company Societa Navigazione Lago Maggiore (NLM).
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
| Emergency numbers | |
| police | 117 |
|---|---|
| fire Department | 118 |
| Roadside assistance | 140 |
| ambulance | 144 |
| Kindernothilfe | 147 |
| Mountain rescue | 1414 |
| Water rescue | 118 |
| illness | |
| Doctor Emergency service | 41 (0)918001828 |
| Emergency pharmacies | Click here |
| Lost property offices | |
| Ascona | 41 (0)917598181 |
| Brissago | 41 (0)917868150 |
| Locarno | 41 (0)917563327 |
The usual safety rules for personal protection must be observed.
climate
literature
Individual evidence
- ↑Ennetbirgischen campaigns, on de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑Battle of Novara (1513), on wikipedia.org.
- ↑Common rule of the confederates of the XII places, on de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑ 4,04,1Ennetbergische Vogteien on de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑Mediation time, Section in the history of Switzerland between 1803 and 1813, in which Switzerland was in fact a French vassal state, from de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑City Archives, the city and the district of Locarno.
- ↑w: Italian_language Italian language, on de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑w: Galloital Galloital dialect of the language, on de.wikipedia.org.
- ↑Laghée dialect, on it.wikipedia.org.
Web links
- Holiday calendar
- Tourism and tourism information:
Gambarogno Turismo for the Gambarogno district,
Duck Turistico Lago Maggiore for the districts of Isole, Locarno, Melezza, Navegna (without Tenero) and Onsernone.
Ente turistico Tenero e Valle Verzasca Tourism for the district of Verzasca and the town of Tenero.
