- Blenio
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Blenio
municipality_name = Blenio
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Blenio-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = Italian
canton = Ticino
iso-code-region = CH-TI
district = Blenio
lat_d=46|lat_m=32|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=57|long_EW=E
postal_code = 6718
municipality_code = 5049
area = 263.9
elevation = 902|elevation_description=
population = 1844|populationof = December 2006 | popofyear = 2006
website =
mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places = Aquila,Campo Blenio ,Ghirone ,Olivone and Torre
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities =Malvaglia , Acquarossa,Faido , Campello,Calpiogna ,Mairengo ,Osco , Quinto,Medel (Lucmagn) (GR),Vrin (GR), Vals (GR), Hinterrhein (GR)
twintowns = |Blenio is a municipality of the district of Blenio, in the canton of
Ticino ,Switzerland .Blenio was created on
22 October 2006 when it incorporated the formerly autonomous municipalities of Aquila,Campo Blenio ,Ghirone ,Olivone and Torre of the upper Blenio valley.A legal challenge to the merger was raised by Aquila, but was rejected by the Federal Court on
18 April 2006 [http://jumpcgi.bger.ch/cgi-bin/JumpCGI?id=18.04.2006_1P.242/2005] .External links
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