Olivone
Olivone | |
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Olivone at the feet of Sosto (2.221 m) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Olivone | |
Olivone Olivone | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°57′E / 46.533°N 8.950°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Blenio |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
• Total | 867 |
| • Density | 11.4/km2 (29.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6718 |
| SFOS number | 5043 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Aquila, Calpiogna, Campello, Campo (Blenio), Faido, Ghirone, Mairengo, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Osco, Quinto, Vals (GR) |
| Website | www.olivone.ch |
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. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.