Coordinates: 46°30′N 8°57′E / 46.500°N 8.950°E / 46.500; 8.950

Aquila, Switzerland

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Aquila
File:Aquila TI.jpg
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CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictBlenio
MunicipalityBlenio
Area
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 • Total
63.00 km2 (24.32 sq mi)
Elevation
782 m (2,566 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
 • Total
528
 • Density8.38/km2 (21.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6719
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byAcquarossa, 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]

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Aerial view (1953)

Historic population

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The historical population is given in the following table:

Year Population
Aquila[2]
1602 600
1801 804
1850 1,040
1900 719
1950 627
2000 487

References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
  2. ^ "Aquila" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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