Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin (locally [ˌbosko ɡuˈrin], Walser German: Gurin / Guryn, Lombard: Bosch / Gürin) is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian border. Despite the overall prominence of Italian in Ticino, the small municipality of Bosco/Gurin is historically German-speaking.
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bosco/Gurin | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°30′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Vallemaggia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sindaco Alberto Tomamichel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.06 km2 (8.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 46 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6685 |
| SFOS number | 5304 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Campo, Cerentino, Cevio, Formazza (IT-VB), Premia (IT-VB) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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