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Blenio
Blenio coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District : Bleniow
Circle : Olivone
BFS no. : 5049i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6717 Torre
6718 Olivone
6719 Aquila
6720 Campo (Blenio)
6720 Ghirone
Coordinates : 715 310  /  154 292 coordinates: 46 ° 31 '48 "  N , 8 ° 56' 30"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and fifteen thousand three hundred ten  /  one hundred fifty-four thousand two hundred ninety-two
Height : 902  m above sea level M.
Height range : 590–3400 m above sea level M.
Area : 202.00  km²
Residents: 1803 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 9 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.comuneblenio.ch
Location of the municipality
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Val di Blenio
San Martino Church
Ex Aquila municipality

Blenio is the name of a created in the fall of 2006, the political community in the Swiss canton of Ticino ( District Blenio , county Olivone ). It consists of the territory of the former municipalities of Aquila , Campo (Blenio) , Ghirone , Olivone and Torre .

geography

The municipality covers the entire upper Blenio valley . The main valley, which starts at the Greina Pass as Val Camadra and flows through from the Brenno in a north-south direction, flows into the Val di Campo at Campo and the Valle Santa Maria in the Olivone basin , which provides access to the Lukmanier Pass .

Neighboring communities are Acquarossa , Serravalle , Faido and Quinto in the canton of Ticino and Medel (Lucmagn) , Lumnezia , Vals and Rheinwald in the canton of Graubünden .

history

Objects from the Neolithic Age and in 1852 more than 5000 Roman coins with portraits from Aurelian to Constantine the Great were found in the Blenio Valley . The valley is believed to have been inhabited by the Celts and the Raiders . In a will of 948, Bishop Atto von Vercelli bequeathed the three Ambrosian valleys belonging to his own property ( Allod ) to the Milan cathedral chapter and thus laid the foundation for the spiritual and secular rule of the canons over the Leventina , Blenio and Riviera valleys . From 1440/1441 to 1789 the village of Prugiasco belonged politically to the Leventina .

The confederates first took possession of the valley in 1479, again in 1495 and finally on May 28, 1496; the following day the population took the oath of allegiance. Blenio was jointly administered by Uri , Schwyz and Obwalden ; In 1501, the first bailiff was installed in Lottigna. Under the federal rule, the assembly of the valley authority appointed the governor of the bailiff, the militia captain, the panner lord, the treasurer, the chancellor and the council.

The merger of the five highest municipalities of the Blenio district to form the new municipality of Blenio, decided by the Ticino cantonal parliament on January 25, 2005, was originally supposed to take place in spring 2006, but an objection by the municipality of Aquila led to a delay. After the Federal Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit on April 18, 2006, the way to the merger was free, which became final on October 22, 2006. In Olivone, the largest parliamentary group, central facilities such as the community chancellery and school were concentrated; The site of the building administration is Aquila.

Critics complained that it led to misunderstandings to call the new municipality the name of the valley, although it only includes the uppermost section. Therefore, the local council set up two commissions on December 22, 2006, which should deal with a possible renaming. At the end of August 2007, the decision was made to keep the name Blenio.

In a referendum on November 27, 2016, the majority of the population of the municipality of Blenio voted against the establishment of the Parc Adula National Park .

Aerial photo (1954)

population

Population development
year 2010 2015 2017
Residents 1697 1783 1826

Events

  • Former Accademia dei Facchini della Val di Blenio, founded in 1560

Industry

Attractions

Culture

Personalities

  • Anselmo Lavizzari (* around 1205 in Nesso  ?; † after 1242 there?), Podestà by Blenio.
  • Napo della Torre (Napoleone) (* around 1215 in Milan ; † August 16, 1278 in Baradello Castle (today Como municipality )), Podestà by Blenio
  • Gabrio Lavizzari (* around 1265 in Nesso?; † after 1309 ibid?), Podestà by Blenio.
  • Santo Bentivoglio (* around 1410 in Bologna , † after 1457 there), enfeoffed with the valley from 1450 to 1457
  • Johann Baptist Hedlinger (1653–1711), artist, mine manager in the Blenio Valley and councilor of the Bishop of Chur .
  • Jakob Anton Gamma (1694-1770), Governor of Blenio- (1758-1760) and the Maggia Valley (1764-1766).
  • Carlo Andreazzi (* around 1700 in Dongio  ?; † after 1749 ibid), 1749 governor of the governor of Blenio.
  • Vincenzo Dalberti (born February 20, 1763 in Milan , † April 6, 1849 in Olivone), priest, Ticino Grand Councilor and Councilor of State .
  • Sebastiano Martinoli (1872–1938), Ticino Grand Councilor and State Councilor.
  • Carlo Poglia (born September 27, 1793 in Bordeaux , † September 24, 1877 in Olivone) politician, State Councilor

literature

Web links

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

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. ↑ a b Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume I, pp. 333–335 ( digitized version ; accessed on June 27, 2017).
  3. ↑ Chronicle: Blenio non cambia nome (Italian) on vallediblenio.ch (accessed on March 9, 2017).
  4. ^ Votazione. Referendum. Votation. Progealptto di parco nazionale Parc Adula. National project Parc Adula. Project dil parc naziunal Parc Adula. (November 24-27, 2016) Results. Results. Results. Parc Adula Association, accessed on July 17, 2018 (Italian / German / Romansh).
  5. ↑ Editor: Blenio (municipality). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 18th May 2017 .
  6. ↑ Accademia dei Facchini della Val di Blenio on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  7. ↑ Officine Idroelettriche di Blenio (OFIBLE) on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  8. ↑ Blenio Turismo (Olivone) on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  9. ↑ Museo di Blenio on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  10. ↑ Patriziato Generale di Olivone on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  11. ↑ a b Paolo Ostinelli: Lavizzari. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 26, 2009 .
  12. ↑ Gianna Ostinelli Lumia: Napo della Torre. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 29, 2011 , accessed December 25, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume II, p. 102 ( digitized version ; accessed on June 14, 2017).
  14. ↑ Johann Baptist Hedlinger on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  15. ^ Franz Auf der Maur: Hettlingen, from [Hedlinger] (SZ). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 30, 2006 .
  16. ↑ Jakob Anton Gamma on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  17. ^ Hans Stadler: Jacob Anton Gamma. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 12, 2005 .
  18. ↑ La redazione: Andreazzi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . July 16, 2001 .
  19. ↑ Fabrizio Panzera: Vincenzo Dalberti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 30, 2004 .
  20. ↑ Nathalie Tami: Sebastiano Martinoli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 5, 2007 .
  21. ↑ Sebastiano Martinoli on portal.dnb.de (accessed on June 18, 2016.)
  22. ↑ Andrea a Marca: Poglia, Carlo. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 26, 2009 .