Bellinzona
Bellinzona ([bɛllin'dzoːna] in French Bellinzone [bɛlɛ̃'zon] and Bilitio [bi'litsjo] in Latin) is the capital of the Swiss Canton of Ticino. Its German name Bellenz ['belents] is no longer in use. With about 17.300 people living there, it is the second biggest city of the canton (after Lugano, with about 52.000 people).
Coat of arms of Bellinzona Coat of arms | |
Location of Bellinzona
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 9°01′E / 46.200°N 9.017°ECoordinates: 46°12′N 9°01′E / 46.200°N 9.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Bellinzona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Branda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (December 2005) | |
| • Total | 17,363 |
| • Density | 875.15/km2 (2,266.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6500 |
| Localities | Artore, Carasso, Daro, Ravecchia, Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina |
| Surrounded by | Arbedo-Castione, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Castel Grande in Bellinzona
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The old town of Bellinzona; with the church
Bellinzona Media
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Coat of arms of the House of Visconti. Under the Visconti, Bellinzona flourished and the town was expanded.
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The Murata or town wall of Bellinzona
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Train disaster in Bellinzona, May 1924
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View of Bellinzona's Castelgrande as seen from Castello di Montebello.
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View of the town Bellinzona from Castello Montebello
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Piazza del Sole, post office, and station
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Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
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Office building originally built for the Directorate of Telecommunications of the former Swiss PTT, now a business center.
References
Other websites
Bellinzona travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Bellinzona at Wikimedia Commons
- Bellinzona official website (in Italian)
- Rabadan carnival
- UNESCO
