Bellinzona

Bellinzona
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Location o Bellinzona
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 9°01′E
Kintra	Swisserland
Canton	Ticino
Destrict	Bellinzona
Govrenment
• Executive	Municipio with 7 members
• Mayor	Sindaco (list) Mario Branda (as of February 2014)
• Pairlament	Consiglio comunale with 50 members
Area
• Total	164.96 km2 (63.69 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)
• Tot	43,219
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal code	6500
SFOS nummer	5002
Localities	Artore, Carasso , Daro, Ravecchia
Surroondit bi	Arbedo-Castione, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio
Wabsteid	www.bellinzona.ch SFSO statistics

Bellinzona (Italian pronunciation: [bellinˈtsoːna]; French: Bellinzone, [pronounced [bɛlɛ̃zon]], German: Bellenz [[ˈbɛlɛnts]], Laitin: Bilitio, [[biˈlitjo]], Romansh: Blizuna ) is the caipital o the canton Ticino in Swisserland. The ceety is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that hae been UNESCO Warld Heritage Steids syne 2000.

The toun lees east o the Ticino river, at the fuit o the Alps. It stretches alang the river valley, surroondit bi the soothren ranges o the Lepontine Alps tae the east an wast, an bi the Lugano Prealps tae the sooth.

References

• Bellinzona (municipality) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Freemit airtins

Travel guide tae Bellinzona frae Wikivoyage

• Bellinzona offeecial wabsteid
• Rabadan carnival
• Unesco