Castro
Castro is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1200 as Castri. It had 68 inhabitants in 1567, which increased to 114 in 1808 and 129 in 1850.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Castro TI” and “Castro, Ticino”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Carlo a Negrentino Church and Blenio museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marolta and Ponto Valentino.
Marolta
Hamlet
Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1205 as Malouta. The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa.
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.
Prugiasco
Village
Prugiasco 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 Ponto Valentino to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa.
Castro
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Acquarossa, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.47146° or 46° 28′ 17″ northLongitude
8.92763° or 8° 55′ 40″ eastElevation
649 metres (2,129 feet)Open location code
8FRCFWCH+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5522210126OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Upper Sorbian—“Castro” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oratorio di Sant’Antonio da Padova and St. George’s parish church.
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