Olivone
Olivone was a municipality of the district Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Olivone | |
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 Olivone at the feet of Sosto 2.221 m (7 ft 3.4 in) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Olivone  | |
  Olivone  Olivone | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°57′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Blenio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.13 km2 (29.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 867 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6718 |
| SFOS number | 5043 |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Aquila, Calpiogna, Campello, Campo (Blenio), Faido, Ghirone, Mairengo, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Osco, Quinto, Vals (GR) |
| Website | www |
In 2005, the people in charge of the cantons said that Olivone would merge with 4 other villages to become a new municipality of Blenio.[1]
References
- Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
Other websites
Media related to Olivone at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2006-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
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