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 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.
Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°40′E / 46.383°N 8.667°E
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