Leontica is a village and former municipality in the
canton of Ticino,
Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1204 as ''Levontega''.
The municipality also contained the village
Comprovasco. It had 315 inhabitants in 1602, which increased to 441 in 1808 and 473 in 1850. It then declined a bit, to 295 in 1900 and 408 in 1950. In 2000 the population had dropped to 267.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities
Castro,
Corzoneso,
Dongio Dongio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1188 as ''Deuci''.
The municipality also contained the villages Marogno and Motto. It had 532 inhabitants in 1682, which decreased t ...
,
Largario,
Lottigna
Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''.
The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1682, and from 1850 to ...
,
Marolta
Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1205 as ''Malouta''.
The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa. It had 178 inhabitants in 1808, but this decr ...
,
Ponto Valentino and
Prugiasco
Prugiasco is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario
Largario is a village and former municipalit ...
to form a new and larger municipality
Acquarossa.
In winter Leontica includes 30 km of ski pistes up to the Bassa di Nara pass (2,123 m).
References
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External links
Leontica/Nara ski area
External links
Milizia storica di Leontica
Former municipalities of Ticino
Villages in Ticino
Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland
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