Aquila
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village and former municipality in Blenio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Aquila (Blenio)”, “Aquila TI”, and “Aquila, Switzerland”
- Postal code: 6719
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cima di Pinadee and Cima Norma.
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.
San Martino Parish Church
Church
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San Martino Parish Church is situated 3 km north of Aquila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Largario and Torre.
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.
Torre
Village
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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.
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. Ponto Valentino is situated 3 km southwest of Aquila.
Aquila
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50406° or 46° 30′ 15″ northLongitude
8.94898° or 8° 56′ 56″ eastElevation
780 metres (2,559 feet)Open location code
8FRCGW3X+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1682930402OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Aquila” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aquila”
- Dutch: “Aquila”
- French: “Aquila (Suisse)”
- French: “Aquila”
- German: “Aquila TI”
- German: “Aquila”
- Irish: “Aquila”
- Italian: “Aquila”
- Lombard: “Daigra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aquila”
- Portuguese: “Aquila (suíça)”
- Portuguese: “Aquila (Suíça)”
- Portuguese: “Aquila”
- Romansh: “Aquila”
- Swedish: “Aquila, Ticino”
- Swedish: “Aquila”
- Turkish: “Aquila”
- Upper Sorbian: “Aquila”
- Western Panjabi: “اکویلا”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cregua di Aquila and Grumarone.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Vittore Mauro Parish Church and Sant’Anna Oratory in Grummarone.
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