Aquila | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aquila | |
  Aquila  Aquila | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 8°57′E / 46.500°N 8.950°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Blenio |
| Municipality | Blenio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.00 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 782 m (2,566 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 528 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6719 |
| SFOS number | 5031 |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Ghirone, Hinterrhein (GR), Malvaglia, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Torre, Vals (GR), Vrin (GR) |
| Website | |
Aquila is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Aquila would merge with Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.[1]
Aerial view (1953)
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population Aquila[2] |
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| 1602 | 600 |
| 1801 | 804 |
| 1850 | 1,040 |
| 1900 | 719 |
| 1950 | 627 |
| 2000 | 487 |
References
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
- ↑ Aquila in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
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- Aquila, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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