Biasca
Biasca is the capital of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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Location of Biasca
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| Coordinates: 46°21′N 8°58′E / 46.350°N 8.967°ECoordinates: 46°21′N 8°58′E / 46.350°N 8.967°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Riviera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.1 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 5,935 |
| • Density | 102.15/km2 (264.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6710 |
| Localities | Loderio, Ponte, Pontirone, Sant'Anna, Valle |
| Surrounded by | Cauco (GR), Iragna, Lodrino, Malvaglia, Osogna, Personico, Pollegio, Rossa (GR), Semione |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Geography
The municipality lies at the entrance to the Blenio valley, 19 km north of Bellinzona, on the banks of the Brenno. About 3 km east of Biasca is the small lake of Carigiolo. The villages of Loderio, Ponte, Pontirone, Sant'Anna, and Valle are a part of Biasca.
History
Roman coins has been found in Biasca, which means that it had people living in it in old times.
The church of Biasca has sculptures and paintings from the 1400s and 1500s. It was built in 1213. A second Catholic church, the Rotonda di San Carlo, is a nice example of the modern building of the Milanese builder Macciacchini.
An avalanche from the Monte Crenone (now called Pizzo Magno) in 1512 buried many houses in Biasca and killed hundreds of people. This was one of the big avalanches in the Alps in modern times. It dammed the Brenno, forming a 14 kilometer long lake. This dam broke in the spring of 1514, flooding the Ticino valley to the Magadino plain.
Biasca Media
The trackbed for the rail route through the new Gotthard Base Tunnel near Biasca
Biasca, St. Peter and Paul church”, facade, XII century,
Biasca, St. Peter and Paul church”, facade, XII century, mountains in Adula Alps in fog.
Aerial view from 1110 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1931)
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Roman catholic church of St Peter and St Paul. Photo Ziegler175
Church of SS. Pietro e Paolo
Mural inside the Church of Pietro e Paolo
Church of Pietro e Paolo, St Maurice, fresco on a pillar of the church, 15th century
Church of Pietro e Paolo, St. Dorotea and St. Tecla, fresco on a pillar of the church, 15th century
References
Other websites
Media related to Biasca at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
- Biasca and Riviera Tourism website (Italian, French, German, English)
