Torre
Torre was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Torre would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Olivone to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 279 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Blenio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Torre TI” and “Torre, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 6717
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cima Norma and Blenio museum.
Cima di Pinadee
Peak
Cima di Pinadee is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located east of Olivone in the canton of Ticino. It lies between the Valle di Blenio and the Val di Carassino, north of the Passo di Piotta. Cima di Pinadee is situated 3½ km northeast of Torre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Largario and Ponto Valentino.
Largario
Hamlet
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Largario is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1207 as Largario. The municipality had 56 inhabitants in 1602, which peaked at 74 and 75 in 1808 and 1850 respectively before dropping again to 53 in 1900.
Ponto Valentino
Village
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Ponto Valentino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa.
Aquila
Village
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Aquila is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Aquila would merge with Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.
Torre
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, human settlement, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.48856° or 46° 29′ 19″ northLongitude
8.95257° or 8° 57′ 9″ eastPopulation
279Elevation
802 metres (2,631 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH TICOpen location code
8FRCFXQ3+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1682930420OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Upper Sorbian—“Torre” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre”
- Cebuano: “Torre”
- Dutch: “Torre”
- French: “Torre”
- German: “Grumo”
- German: “Torre TI”
- German: “Torre”
- Irish: “Torre”
- Italian: “Torre”
- Lombard: “Torr (Svizzera)”
- Lombard: “Torr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre”
- Portuguese: “Torre”
- Romansh: “Torre”
- Swedish: “Torre, Ticino”
- Swedish: “Torre”
- Turkish: “Torre”
- Upper Sorbian: “Torre”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimitero and Santo Stefano Parish Church.
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