Bosco Gurin
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| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Vallemaggia |
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| Population | 79 (December 2002) |
| Area | 22.1 km² |
| Elevation | 1506 m |
| Postal code | 6685 |
| SFOS number | 5304 |
| Mayor | Alberto Tomamichel |
| Website | www.bosco-gurin.ch |
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Bosco Gurin is a small village situated in the southernmost canton of Switzerland (Ticino).
In 2001, there were only 79 inhabitants left.
Bosco Gurin is the only German speaking village in this otherwise Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. It was settled in the course of the medieval Walser migration. Today the Walser German dialect is being abandoned in favour of the Italian language.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)/(Italian)
- Daniela Pauli Falconi: Bosco/Gurin in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2003-03-24.
Municipalities in the district of Vallemaggia, Switzerland
Avegno | Bosco Gurin | Campo (Vallemaggia) | Cerentino | Cevio | Gordevio | Lavizzara | Linescio | Maggia
Ticino | Districts of Canton Ticino | Municipalities of the canton of Ticino
