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Blenio
Municipality in Ticino, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blenio is a municipality of the district of Blenio, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
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Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°57′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Blenio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudia Boschetti Staub |
Area | |
• Total | 263.9 km2 (101.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,803 |
• Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6718 |
SFOS number | 5049 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
Localities | Aquila, Campo Blenio, Dandrio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre |
Surrounded by | Malvaglia, Acquarossa, Faido, Campello, Calpiogna, Mairengo, Osco, Quinto, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Vrin (GR), Vals (GR), Hinterrhein (GR) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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Blenio was created on 22 October 2006 when it incorporated the formerly autonomous municipalities of Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre of the upper Blenio valley.
A legal challenge to the merger was raised by Aquila, but was rejected by the Federal Court on 18 April 2006.[3]