Ascona
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Location of Ascona | |
Ascona Ascona | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 8°46′05″E / 46.155°N 8.768°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Locarno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sindaco Luca Pissoglio (FDP) (as of 2012) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 5,057 |
| • Density | 1,020/km2 (2,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6612 |
| SFOS number | 5091 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Brissago, Gambarogno, Intragna, Locarno, Losone, Ronco sopra Ascona |
| Website | www.ascona.ch |
Ascona (Ticinese: Scona [ˈʃkona]) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
It is on the shore of Lake Maggiore.
The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yearly Ascona Jazz Festival.