Blenio
Blenio | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Blenio | |
Blenio Blenio | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°57′E / 46.533°N 8.950°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Blenio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudia Boschetti Staub |
| Area | |
• Total | 263.9 km2 (101.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Population (December 2006) | |
• Total | 1,844 |
| • Density | 6.987/km2 (18.10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6718 |
| SFOS number | 5049 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Localities | Aquila, Campo Blenio, Dandrio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre |
| Surrounded by | Malvaglia, Acquarossa, Faido, Campello, Calpiogna, Mairengo, Osco, Quinto, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Vrin (GR), Vals (GR), Hinterrhein (GR) |
| Website | http://www.comuneblenio.ch/ |
Blenio is a municipality of the district of Blenio, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Blenio was created on 22 October 2006 when it incorporated the formerly autonomous municipalities of Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre of the upper Blenio valley.
A legal challenge to the merger was raised by Aquila, but was rejected by the Federal Court on 18 April 2006.