Ascona

Ascona
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Ascona is located in Switzerland
Ascona
Ascona
Ascona is located in Canton of Ticino
Ascona
Ascona
Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 8°46′05″E / 46.155°N 8.768°E / 46.155; 8.768
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLocarno
Government
 • MayorSindaco
Luca Pissoglio (FDP)
(as of 2012)
Area
 • Total
4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
5,479
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6612
SFOS number5091
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byBrissago, Gambarogno, Intragna, Locarno, Losone, Ronco sopra Ascona
Websitewww.ascona.ch
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Ascona

Ascona (Ticinese: Scona [ˈʃkona])[3] is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore.

The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yearly Ascona Jazz Festival.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ ortsnamen.ch, citing Kristol, Andres (ed.): Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (2005).