Ghirone
Ghirone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Ghirone | |
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Former municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ghirone | |
Ghirone Ghirone | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 8°57′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Blenio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.35 km2 (11.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,247 m (4,091 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 40 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6720 |
| SFOS number | 5036 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Vrin (GR) |
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On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.
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