Broglio
Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 103 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Lavizzara in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Broglio TI” and “Broglio, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 6693
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizzo di Brünesc and Rifugio Tomeo.
Pizzo di Brünesc
Peak
Pizzo di Brünesc is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Cavergno, in the canton of Ticino. It lies at the southern end of the chain between the Val Bavona and Valle di Peccia. Pizzo di Brünesc is situated 3½ km west of Broglio.
Rifugio Tomeo
Mountain hut
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Rifugio Tomeo is a mountain hut, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Broglio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prato-Sornico and Menzonio.
Prato-Sornico
Village
Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The municipality contained the villages Prato and Sornico.
Menzonio
Hamlet
Menzonio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara. Menzonio is situated 2½ km southwest of Broglio.
Peccia
Village
Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peccia is one of six municipalities in the canton of Ticino which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people. The other municipalities were Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, and Prato-Sornico. Peccia is situated 3½ km north of Broglio.
Broglio
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.37754° or 46° 22′ 39″ northLongitude
8.66096° or 8° 39′ 40″ eastPopulation
103Elevation
697 metres (2,287 feet)Open location code
8FRC9MH6+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 520268246OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2661381Wikidata ID
Q3977917
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Broglio” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Броглио”
- Cebuano: “Broglio”
- Dutch: “Broglio”
- French: “Broglio”
- German: “Broglio TI”
- German: “Broglio”
- Irish: “Broglio”
- Italian: “Broglio”
- Lombard: “Broeuj”
- Lombard: “Bröj”
- Swedish: “Broglio”
- Turkish: “Broglio”
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