Vogorno
Also known as Vogorno TI
Vogorno is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is located above Lago di Vogorno, a reservoir formed by the Verzasca Dam. On 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Vogorno, Sonogno, Corippo, Brione (Verzasca) and Frasco merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca.
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- Locality
- Mergoscia
- Region
- Ticino
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 204
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Vogorno is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is located above Lago di Vogorno, a reservoir formed by the Verzasca Dam. On 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Vogorno, Sonogno, Corippo, Brione (Verzasca) and Frasco merged to form the new municipality of Verzasca.
==Geography== thumb|left|Lago di Vogorno Vogorno had an area, , of . Of this area, or 1.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 59.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 22.8% is unproductive land.
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