Prato is a village and former municipality in the district of
Vallemaggia
The Vallemaggia District is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). The capital of the district is Cevio.
Geography
The Vallemaggia District has an area, , of . Of this area, or 1.7% is used for ...
in the
canton of Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzo ...
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
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Prato was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor
Sornico
Sornico is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Sornico was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Prato
Prato ( ; ) is a city and municip ...
to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico.
In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality
Lavizzara
Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.Former municipalities of TicinoVillages in Switzerland
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