Blenio district

Blenio district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Ticino (TI)
Main town :	Acquarossa
FSO number :	2102
Area :	360.58  km²
Height range :	349–3400 m above sea level M.
Residents:	5682 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Blenio (ital. Distretto di Blenio, former. Landvogtei Bollenz ) is a district of the Swiss canton of Ticino . The main town is Acquarossa . The district is divided into three circles (circoli)

• Acquarossa
• Malvaglia
• Olivone ,

which each comprise a community.

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²	circle
	Acquarossa	1808	61.78	29	Acquarossa
	Serravalle	2071	96.80	21st	Malvaglia
	Blenio	1803	202.00	9	Olivone
Total (3)		5682	360.58	16	(3)

Changes in the community

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  Parishes until 1852

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  Municipalities until 1927

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  Municipalities until 2004

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  Municipalities until 2006

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  Municipalities until 2012

• 1836: Fusion of Buttino and Ghirone → Ghirone

• 1853: Split from Aquila → Ghirone

• November 25, 1927: Merger of Grumo and Torre → Torre

• April 4, 2004: Fusion of Castro , Corzoneso , Dongio , Largario , Leontica , Lottigna , Marolta , Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco → Acquarossa

• October 22, 2006: Fusion of Aquila , Campo (Blenio) , Ghirone , Olivone and Torre → Blenio

• April 1, 2012: Merger of Ludiano , Malvaglia and Semione → Serravalle

Web links

Commons : Blenio district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sonia Fiorini: Blenio district. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Blenio Valley website (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.