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Leontica
Leontica is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1204 as ''Levontega''. The municipality also contained the village Comprovasco. It had 315 inhabitants in 1602, which increased to 441 in 1808 and 473 in 1850. It then declined a bit, to 295 in 1900 and 408 in 1950. In 2000 the population had dropped to 267. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Ticino, Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Lottigna, Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. In winter Leontica includes 30 km of ski pistes up to the Bassa di Nara pass (2,123 m). References * External linksLeontica/Nara ski area External linksMilizia storica di Leontica Acquarossa Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland {{Ticino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acquarossa, Switzerland
Acquarossa is the capital of the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created on 4 April 2004 by a merger of Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco. The village Acquarossa was located in Lottigna. The name of the new community was selected from the one located at its centre: Acquarossa, a tourist resort. History Castro is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Castri''. Corzoneso is first mentioned in 1210 as ''Cursonexe''. Dongio is first mentioned in 1188 as ''Deuci''. Largario is first mentioned in 1207 as ''Largario''. Leontica is first mentioned in 1204 as ''Levontega''. Lottigna is first mentioned in 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. Ponto Valentino is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Ponto Varentino''. In German it was known as ''Punt''. Prugiasco is first mentioned in 1209 as ''Puliçasco'' and it was mentioned in 1409 as ''Pruxiascho''. Between 1906 and 1973, Acquarossa was linked to Biasca, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castro, Ticino
Castro is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland .... It was first recorded in year 1200 as ''Castri''. It had 68 inhabitants in 1567, which increased to 114 in 1808 and 129 in 1850. It then decreased to 97 in 1900, 81 in 1950 and 62 in 1970. In 2000 the population count was back on 81. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. References * Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino Acquarossa {{Ticino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corzoneso
Corzoneso is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1210 as ''Cursonexe''. The municipality also contained the villages Corzoneso Piano, Casserio and Cumiasca. It had 250 inhabitants in 1682, which increased to 434 in 1836. It then decreased to 369 in 1850, 275 in 1900. It then started to increase again, reaching 322 in 1950 and 506 in 2000. Photographer Roberto Donetta (1865-1932) was born in Corzoneso. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1 ..., Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. References * Acquarossa Former munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongio
Dongio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1188 as ''Deuci''. The municipality also contained the villages Marogno and Motto. It had 532 inhabitants in 1682, which decreased to 391 in 1808. It was then stable for the next two centuries, reaching 488 in 1900 and 423 in 2000. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1 ..., Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. References * {{Authority control Acquarossa Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largario
Largario is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1207 as ''Largario''. The municipality had 56 inhabitants in 1602, which peaked at 74 and 75 in 1808 and 1850 respectively before dropping again to 53 in 1900. It decreased further to 36 in 1950, 17 in 1980 when it was the least populous municipality in the entire Switzerland, before it increased to 27 in 1990 which only made it the least populous in Ticino. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Leontica, Lottigna Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1 ..., Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. References * Acquarossa Former municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottigna
Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1682, and from 1850 to 1950 the population count remained stable around 130. It then dropped to 79 in both 1970 and 2000. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Ticino, Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa, the name taken from the old village in Lottigna. Notable people *Moisés Santiago Bertoni, Swiss naturalist *Pietro Reggiori (1854-1907), president of the London branch of the Ticinese liberal party, co-proprietor of the Reggiori's restaurant in King’s Cross. Mr. Peter Roger, an English hotelier, restaurateur and the great-great-grandson of Alfredo Reggiori and Alma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marolta
Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1205 as ''Malouta''. The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa. It had 178 inhabitants in 1808, but this decreased to 136 in 1850, 86 in 1900, 75 in 1950 and 43 in 2000. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''. The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa, Switzerland, Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1 ..., Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa, the name taken from the old village in Lottigna. References * Acquarossa Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino {{Ticino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponto Valentino
Ponto Valentino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1205 as ''Malouta''. The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa. It had 178 inhabitants in 1808, but this decrea ... and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. {{Authority control Acquarossa Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino fr:Ponto Valentino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prugiasco
Prugiasco is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta and Ponto Valentino Ponto Valentino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta Marolta is ... to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa. {{Authority control Acquarossa Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Ticino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona. It is also traditionally divided into the Sopraceneri and the Sottoceneri, respectively north and south of Monte Ceneri. Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. It is one of the three large southern Alpine cantons, along with Valais and the Grisons. However, unlike all other cantons, it lies almost entirely south of the Alps and has no natural access to the Swiss Plateau. Through the main crest of the Gotthard and adjacent mountain ranges, it borders the canton of Valais to the northwest, the canton of Uri to the north and the canton of Grisons to the northeast; the latter canton being also the only one to share some borders with Ticino at the level of the plains. The canton shares international borders with Italy as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
