Aquila is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the district of

Blenio Blenio is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Blenio (district), district of Blenio, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Blenio was created on 22 October 2006 when it incorporated the formerly autonomous ...

in the canton of

Ticino Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Aquila would merge with Campo Blenio, Ghirone,

Olivone Olivone was a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Blenio (district), Blenio in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge ...

and Torre to form a new municipality to be called

. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010

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