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Locarno

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Locarno

Health resort in the Ticino canton of Switzerland, on the north shore of Lago Maggiore, 22 km/14 mi southwest of Bellinzona; population (2000) 14,600. It is situated on the St Gotthard route. Formerly in the Duchy of Milan, it was captured by the Swiss in 1803. The Pact of Locarno, a series of diplomatic documents guaranteeing French security, was initialled here in 1925.

The ancient abbey of Madonna del Sasso is a place of pilgrimage. The population is mainly Italian-speaking and Roman Catholic.
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When a player plays badly against Locarno then he might not have a chance against Marseille either," he remarked.
Zurich as yes we can outsiders in Group C by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
When a player plays badly against Locarno then he might not have a chance against Marseille either," he remarked.
Zurich as 'yes we can' outsiders in Group C by AFP / AFP Global Edition
British statesman Austen Chamberlain was honored in 1925 for the Locarno Pact, which "settled" Germany's borders with France, while leaving those with Poland open to revision.
Nobel jest; Peace prize again dictated by politics by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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