Oratorio di San Defendente

Oratorio di San Defendente is a church in Blenio, Ticino. Oratorio di San Defendente is situated near the historic site km.28, as well as near the church Capèla di Ri.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: San Martino Parish Church and Villa Centralone.

San Martino Parish Church

Church

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

San Martino Parish Church is situated 2½ km east of Oratorio di San Defendente.

Villa Centralone

Building

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Villa Centralone is a building, which is situated 2½ km east of Oratorio di San Defendente.

Capanna Dötra

Mountain hut

Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capanna Dötra is a mountain hut, which is situated 2½ km west of Oratorio di San Defendente.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olivone and Aquila.

Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio.

Aquila

Village

Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Aquila is situated 3½ km southeast of Oratorio di San Defendente.

Largario

Hamlet

Photo: Gattoarturo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Largario is situated 4 km southeast of Oratorio di San Defendente.

Oratorio di San Defendente

Type: Church
Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Blenio, Blenio District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.52359° or 46° 31′ 25″ north

Longitude

8.91133° or 8° 54′ 41″ east

Open location code

8FRCGWF6+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 414353148

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: km.28 and Capèla di Ri.

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