Bellinzona
capital city of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Bellinzona ([bɛllin'dzoːna] in French Bellinzone [bɛlɛ̃'zon] and Bilitio [bi'litsjo] in Latin) is the capital of the Swiss Canton of Ticino. Its German name Bellenz ['belents] is no longer in use. With about 17.300 people living there, it is the second biggest city of the canton (after Lugano, with about 52.000 people).
Bellinzona | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bellinzona  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Bellinzona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Branda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.96 km2 (63.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 43,220 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 6500 |
| SFOS number | 5002 |
| Localities | Artore, Carasso, Daro, Ravecchia, Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina |
| Surrounded by | Arbedo-Castione, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Castel Grande in Bellinzona
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The old town of Bellinzona; with the church
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=c5985c8d-66cd-446c-9a07-d8cc07276160; retrieved: 2 June 2020.
Other websitesEdit
| Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Bellinzona |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellinzona. |
- Bellinzona official website (in Italian)
- Rabadan carnival
- UNESCO
