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# Verzasca commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

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Last modified: 2026-04-18 by martin karner
Keywords: verzasca | brione | corippo | frasco | lavertezzo | sonogno | vogorno |
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A base Azure with two barrulets wavy Argent a two arched bridge Gules baring a goat passant facing the sinister flanked by cliffs Vert.
Christopher Southworth

The logo-like emblem shows on a white background four elements: the blue waves of the Verzasca river, the well-known Ponte dei salti bridge in red, a black chamois and the green woody slopes forming a V.
The Verzasca commune was created on 18 October 2020 by the merger of Brione, Corippo, Frasco, Lavertezzo Valle, Sognono and Vogorno (see below).

- Brione (Verzasca)
- Corippo
- Frasco
- Lavertezzo Valle
- Sonogno
- Vogorno

See also:

- Locarno district
- Ticino canton
- Switzerland

## Brione (Verzasca) (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent a lion rampant coward Or holding in front paws a castle embattled ajouré Gules.
Christopher Southworth

The arms are those of the family Gada, now extinct.
Pascal Gross, 10 June 2003

## Corippo (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent a chamois trippant Sable on a mount of three coupeaux Vert.
Christopher Southworth

## Frasco (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure a winged fish flying in bend sinister.
Željko Heimer, 14 June 2003

The flying fish alludes to trout breeding and fishing, typical in the area.
Pascal Gross, 12 June 2003

## Lavertezzo Valle (Fraction of Lavertezzo) (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure a pelican in her piety argent voulned gules.
Željko Heimer, 18 June 2003

The commune of Lavertezzo has taken over parts of the arms of the Bishop Aurelio Bacciardini, the pelican in her piety.
Pascal Gross, 16 June 2003

On 18 October 2020 Lavertezzo Valle, until then a fraction of Lavertezzo, formed with other communes the new commune of Verzasca. The remaining fraction of Riazzino builds now solely the Lavertezzo commune.

## Sonogno (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Argent a chamois trippant Sable and in base three mullets of six Azure, two and one.
Christopher Southworth

## Vogorno (until 17 October 2020)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure a Tau cross argent pattee couped between six mullets or four and two and in a chief argent a cross pattee couped gules.
Željko Heimer, 23 June 2003