Aquila is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Ghirone, Hinterrhein (GR), Malvaglia, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Torre, Vals (GR), Vrin (GR) |
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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]
Historic population
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aquila (Blenio).
- Aquila, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.