Aquila, Switzerland
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| Population | 528 (December 2004) | |||||||||
| - Density | 8 /km² (22 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 63.00 km² (24.3 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 782 m (2,566 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6719 | |||||||||
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Acquarossa, Ghirone, Hinterrhein (GR), Malvaglia, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Torre, Vals (GR), Vrin (GR) | |||||||||
![Aquila [zoom] (Switzerland)](../../../../images/shared/thumb/c/cf/Karte_Schweiz.png/265px-Karte_Schweiz.png) ![Aquila [zoom]](../../../../images/shared/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Aquila [zoom]
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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.
[edit] External links
- Aquila, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
