Ascona

Summary

Ascona is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Ascona ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ascona is located in Isole Subdistrict^[3].
• Ascona is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Ascona is on the body of water Lake Maggiore^[5].
• Ascona's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[6].
• Ascona's instance of is recorded as intentional community^[7].
• Ascona's official language is recorded as Italian^[8].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Brissago^[9].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Centovalli^[10].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Gambarogno^[11].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Locarno^[12].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Losone^[13].
• Ascona's shares border with is recorded as Ronco sopra Ascona^[14].
• Ascona's postal code is recorded as 6612^[15].
• Ascona's Commons category is recorded as Ascona^[16].
• Ascona's licence plate code is recorded as TI^[17].
• Ascona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[18].
• Ascona's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[19].
• Ascona's local dialing code is recorded as 91^[20].
• Ascona's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.15, 'lon': 8.7666666666667}^[21].
• Ascona's official website is recorded as https://www.ascona.ch^[22].
• Ascona's IPA transcription is recorded as asˈkoːna^[23].
• Ascona's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈaʃkoːna^[24].
• Ascona's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʃkona^[25].
• Ascona's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ascona^[26].
• Ascona has a population of {'amount': '+5429'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ascona is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Ascona is located in Isole Subdistrict^[3]. Ascona is on the body of water Lake Maggiore^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Ascona covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.95'}^[28]. Ascona sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+199'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5429'}^[27], {'amount': '+5488'}^[30], {'amount': '+5534'}^[31], {'amount': '+5479'}^[32], and {'amount': '+5322'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[6] and intentional community^[7]. Ascona's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ascona include Opel Ascona^[35], an automobile model series^[36]; Opel Ascona C^[37], an automobile model^[38]; Opel Ascona B^[39], an automobile model^[40]; and Opel Ascona A^[41], an automobile model^[42].

Why It Matters

Ascona ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).^[2] Ascona has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Ascona is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Ascona include Opel Ascona^[35], an automobile model series^[36]; Opel Ascona C^[37], an automobile model^[38]; Opel Ascona B^[39], an automobile model^[40]; and Opel Ascona A^[41], an automobile model^[42].