Verzasca, Switzerland

Verzasca is a proposed municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Verzasca
View of the Verzasca at the village of Lavertezzo.
Location of Verzasca
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Coordinates: 46°13′16″N 8°51′36″E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Locarno
Area
• Total	216.84 km^2 (83.72 sq mi)
Elevation	461 m (1,512 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	855
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)
Postal code	6631 Corippo 6632 Vogorno 6633 Lavertezzo Valle 6634 Brione 6635 Gerra 6636 Frasco 6637 Sonogno
SFOS number	5399
Surrounded by	Cevio, Avegno Gordevio, Lavizzara
Website	https://www.verzasca.swiss/ SFSO statistics

The new municipality will be created on 5 April 2021 by the merger of Corippo, Vogorno, the village of Lavertezzo Valle which constitutes the major part of Lavertezzo, Brione, Gerra Valle of the municipality of Cugnasco-Gerra, Frasco and Sonogno. The case of the Lavertezzo Piano exclave was not yet settled in December 2019,[1] but was dropped from the final proposed municipality in March 2020.[2]

History

Following a vote organized on 10 June 2018 in seven municipalities of the Valle Verzasca, the municipality was to be officially created on 5 April 2020 by the merger of seven municipalities of the Valle Verzasca, namely Brione, Corippo, Frasco, Lavertezzo Valle (locality of Lavertezzo), Sonogno, Vogorno and Gerra Valle (locality of Cugnasco-Gerra).[3] The creation of the municipality has been delayed to 5 April 2021.[2]

References

1. "Angekündigte Änderungen 2019". Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Bundesamt für Statistik. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
2. "Angekündigte Änderungen 2020". Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz. Bundesamt für Statistik. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
3. "Verzasca sarà un nuovo Comune ticinese". Ticinonline (in Italian). 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

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