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The Ticino, which gives its name to the canton, is the largest river of Ticino. It flows from the northwest through the Bedretto Valley and the Leventina Valley to enter Lake Maggiore near Locarno .
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The river Ticino (/ t ɪ ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ / titch-EE-noh,...
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The Ticino river is a river that originates in the Alps,...
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Municipalities in the canton of Ticino. There are 106...
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Subdivisions of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, are the...
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Canton Ticino or Ticino ( [ti'tʃiːno]; French and German:...
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The canton of Ticino is located in the south of Switzerland. It is almost entirely surrounded by Italy which lies to its east, west and south. To the north lie the cantons of Valais and Uri, to the northeast the canton of Graubünden. Its area is 2,812 km², of which about three quarters are considered productive. Forests cover about a third of the a...
In ancient times the area of what is today Ticino was settled by the Lepontii, a Celtic tribe. Later, probably around the rule of Augustus, it became part of the Roman Empire. After the fall of the Western Empire, was ruled by the Ostrogoths, the Lombards and the Franks. Around 1100 CE it was the centre of struggle between the free communes of Mila...
The cantonal parliament is the Grand Council (Italian: Gran Consiglio), with 90 members and the government (Consiglio di Stato) has 5 members (Consiglieri di Stato). In the both councils the members are elected with the proportional electoral system. The canton sends two deputies to the Swiss Council of States (upper house), and eight deputies to t...
The main agricultural production is wine, mostly merlot, a type of red wine. It is followed by horticulture, milk and cheeseproduction.
The hilly slopes of the canton are used extensively for the production of hydroelectricity. The electricity produced is used at home and sold for export. There is cattle breeding in the northern areas. The production of wine is important in the canton and exported to mainly other areas in Switzerland. The vineyards are mostly concentrated in the so...
The official language, and the one used for most written communication, is Italian. In oral communication Western Lombard (Ticinese) varieties, although receding in favour of Italian (especially in the cities of Lugano, Ascona and Locarno and among the younger generations), are still well preserved. These are further subdivided into local variation...
The population is mostly Roman Catholic (75%) or Protestant (7%). About 2% each are Orthodox or Muslim.
The Canton of Ticino is divided into 8 districts (distretti) and 38 circles (circoli): 1. Distretto di Mendrisio 2. Distretto di Lugano 3. Distretto di Locarno 4. Distretto di Vallemaggia 5. Distretto di Bellinzona 6. Distretto di Riviera 7. Distretto di Blenio 8. Distretto di Leventina
There are 195 municipalities in the canton (as of February 2006). These municipalities (comuni) are grouped in 38 circoli (circles or sub-districts) which are in turn grouped into districts (distretti). Since late 1990 there is an ongoing project of group some municipalities together (as they are small).
official website for wine of Ticino. Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback MachineThe river Ticino (/ t ɪ ˈ tʃ iː n oʊ / titch-EE-noh, Italian: [tiˈtʃiːno]; Lombard: Tesin; French and German: Tessin; Latin: Ticīnus) is the most important perennial left-bank tributary of the Po. It has given its name to the Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows.
The Ticino river is a river that originates in the Alps, near Nufenen. It then flows through the Swiss canton of Ticino and northern Italy. It flows into the Po River, near Pavia. It is 270 km long. It gave its name to the canton. In Switzerland, it is dammed to make electricity. In Italy, it is mainly used for irrigation.
Ticino is an Italian-speaking region in Switzerland. It is in the south of the country bordering Valais, Uri, Graubünden and the north of Italy. Cities. edit. Map of Ticino. 46.15 8.766667 1 Ascona — known sometimes as the Swiss Riviera. 46.195555 9.023809 2 Bellinzona — the capital of the canton.
Municipalities in the canton of Ticino. There are 106 municipalities in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, (as of April 2022). [1] Municipalities (comuni) are grouped in circles (circoli) which are part of districts (distretti).
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Subdivisions of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, are the 108 comuni (and the 25 quarters of the municipality of Lugano) grouped into 38 circoli, which in turn form a part or the whole of one of the eight districts.
