Ghirone

Ghirone
Ghirone
Location of Ghirone
Ghirone
Ghirone
Coordinates: 46°34′N 8°57′E / 46.567°N 8.950°E / 46.567; 8.950
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictBlenio
Area
 • Total30.35 km2 (11.72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
 • Total40
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6720
SFOS number5036
Surrounded byAquila, Campo (Blenio), Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Vrin (GR)
Website
SFSO statistics

Ghirone was a municipality of the district Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006, the former municipalities of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre merged to form the new municipality of Blenio.[1]

It is no longer a municipality.

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

Other websites

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