The Blenio Valley ( it, Valle di Blenio) is a valley of the
Lepontine Alps
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in the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
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*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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canton of Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
. The valley contains the river
Brenno. The upper valley, between
Lai da Sontga Maria
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Lai da Sontga Maria (Italian: ''Lago di Santa Maria'') is a lake, located north of the Lukmanier Pass in Switzerland. It lies almost entirely in the municipality of Medel (canton of Graubünden), a tiny fraction of the south-west part ...
and
Olivone
Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipali ...
, is named ''Valle Santa Maria''.
Valleys of Ticino
Lepontine Alps
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