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    Ascona (Ticinese: Scona [ˈʃkona]) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is located on the shore of Lake...
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    The Opel Ascona is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) that was produced by the German automaker Opel from 1970 to 1988. It was produced in three...
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    Vauxhall's version of the General Motors 'U-Car' - essentially an Opel Ascona B/ Opel Manta with a few minor visual differences. The second generation...
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    Ronco sopra Ascona is a municipality near Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Ronco sopra Ascona is first mentioned in 1264 as Roncha. In 1498...
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    generations from 1970 to 1988. The Manta was a mildly sporting coupé based on the Ascona family car, competing with cars such as the Ford Capri. The Manta remained...
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  • 46.150°N 8.767°E / 46.150; 8.767 Ascona Jazz Festival, or Jazz Ascona, is an annual jazz festival held in Ascona, Switzerland. The 10-day festival takes...
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    Monte Verità (category Ascona)
    ensemble in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The site is in the municipality of Ascona, about half a kilometre north-west of the old town. Monte Verità, located...
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  • Estadio Olimpico Jose Simon Azcona is a stadium located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The stadium is located inside the Olympic complex Jose Simon Azcona....
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    belt also drives the water pump. It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier...
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    C-segment cars – the Chevrolet Vega in America, the Vauxhall Cavalier/Opel Ascona in Europe, the Holden Torana in Australia and the Isuzu Florian in Japan...
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    Parkwood Titan Van 1970s 350/De Ville 1700 2500/3800/4100/Iran/Royale Alto Ascona Bison Bruin Chevair Chevelle Laguna Chevette Commodore El Torro LUV Monte...
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    UK market, with German factories producing the Opel versions. The Opel Ascona of this era was sold on the UK market (and made in British and continental...
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    by virtue of consistency, in his increasingly outmoded rear-drive Opel Ascona 400. It was also during this time that he won the African Rally Championship...
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    reformed with Al Dimalanta on guitar and vocals, Dennis on bass, Albert Ascona on second guitar and Spyk Maniego (Al's nephew) on drums. This was to be...
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    Werefkin and Jawlensky moved to Ascona on Lake Maggiore. In 1919 Werefkin was involved in an exhibition "Painters of Ascona" in the Zürich Kunstsalon Wolfsberg [de]...
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    the Opel Ascona C/Vauxhall Cavalier Mk II. Applications September 1970 - August 1975 Opel Manta A October 1970 - September 1975 Opel Ascona A August 1975...
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    The Vectra was introduced in October 1988 as a replacement for the Opel Ascona, and was itself replaced in November 2008 by the new Opel Insignia, the...
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  • the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013. Heinrich, Marc; Ascona. "Die Schweizer und ihre Deutschen: Gorillas first". FAZ.NET (in German)...
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    and arctic white. The Opel Ascona 1700 should not be confused with the all-new Opel Ascona introduced in 1970. The "Opel Ascona" name was originally used...
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    awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom in 1945 for his skillful negotiations in Ascona, Switzerland, for the surrender of a million Nazi forces in World War II...
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    Camry). In South America, the Opel Ascona was produced in Brazil as the Chevrolet Monza from 1983 to 1996; the Ascona name did not translate favorably in...
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    the Val Lavizzara, and the Valle Maggia, and enters Lago Maggiore between Ascona and Locarno. The village Maggia is situated on the river. The river is used...
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    war and died in 1948, in Moscia, a neighborhood, part of the commune of Ascona, in the canton of Ticino, which is the Italian part of Switzerland. In 1944...
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  • Powell and Herlin Riley were awarded the 2010 Ascona Jazz Award from the Ascona Jazz Festival in Ascona, Switzerland. Powell's interviews and performances...
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    Reliquary of St Sabina in the local parish of Santi Pietro e Paolo in Ascona....
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    islands located in the Swiss part of Lake Maggiore close to Ronco sopra Ascona and Brissago. Both islands belong to the district of Locarno, in the canton...
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    Berlin - (1906-04-19)April 19, 1906 in Ascona) was a German teacher and co-founder of Monte Verità in Ascona. She died in 1906 under mysterious circumstances...
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    Chevy Malibu Chevy II Chevy II Chevy II Chevy Nova Nova Nova Nova Mid-size Ascona/Chevair Rekord 2500 / 3800 / 4100 Commodore Royale / Iran Senator Opala...
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    Chevy Malibu Chevy II Chevy II Chevy II Chevy Nova Nova Nova Nova Mid-size Ascona/Chevair Rekord 2500 / 3800 / 4100 Commodore Royale / Iran Senator Opala...
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    sold as the Opel Monza, along with a convertible. This replaced the Opel Ascona. The car was noted for its advanced aerodynamics and distinctive "teardrop"...
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