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Bellinzona (/ ˌ b ɛ l ɪ n ˈ z oʊ n ə / BEL-in-ZOH-nə; [4] Italian: [bellinˈtsoːna] ⓘ; [5] is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.
Bellinzona has always occupied an important geographic location in the Swiss Alps.It is situated a few kilometres south of Arbedo, where the Ticino and Moesa meet. Several key Alpine pass routes, connecting northern to southern Europe, including the Nufenen, St. Gotthard, Lukmanier and San Bernardino, all converge in the area around Bellinzona making it a key trading center.
The district of Bellinzona (Italian: Distretto di Bellinzona, also called Bellinzonese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of 55,906 (as of 31 December 2020). It has a population of 55,906 (as of 31 December 2020).
Bellinzona was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic, with its capital in Bellinzona. The canton was founded in 1798 with the slogan Liberi e svizzeri ( Italian for Freemen and Swiss ) as a means of remaining a part of Switzerland, rather than being annexed to the Cisalpine client republic .
Bellinzona railway station (Italian: Stazione di Bellinzona) serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways ' Gotthard line . [ 1 ] The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino ("Gate of Ticino") since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016.
Mayor (Sindaco) of Bellinzona; Term Mayor Lifespan Party Notes; 1877–1905 : Giuseppe Molo (1831–1905) 1905–1907 : Valentino Molo (1845–1930) 1908–1918
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Stadio Comunale Bellinzona is a multi-use stadium in Bellinzona, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AC Bellinzona . As of 2009, the stadium has an official capacity of 5,000 people, [ 1 ] but could hold up to 20,740. [ 3 ]