List Of Mayors Of Bellinzona
This is a list of mayors of the city of Bellinzona, Switzerland. The ''sindaco'' chairs the ''municipio'', the executive of Bellinzona. {{incomplete list, date=February 2014 Lists of mayors of places in Switzerland, Bellinzona People from Bellinzona, Bellinzona Lists of mayors (complete 1900-2013) ...
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Bellinzona Rathaus
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese dialect, Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a List of towns in Switzerland, historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its Three Castles of Bellinzona, three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino (river), Ticino, at the foot of the Swiss Alps, Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. Name and coat of arms The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours. The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' ("juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes"). During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ' ...
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