Bellinzona

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Bellinzona is a historic Swiss city in the canton of Ticino, renowned for its three medieval castles that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Bellinzona canonical 11
Bellinzona district 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
canton Ticino
linked to: Canton of Ticino
castle Castelgrande
Montebello Castle
Sasso Corbaro Castle
climate humid subtropical climate
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Bellinzona
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 238 metres
hasCityWallRemains yes
hasFestival Rabadan Carnival
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasMayorTitle Sindaco
hasMuseum Civic Museum at Castelgrande
hasPopulation over 40,000 inhabitants
hasRailwayStation Bellinzona railway station
hasUNESCOSiteComponent Castelgrande
Montebello Castle
Sasso Corbaro Castle
defensive walls and ramparts
heritageSiteName Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
historicalRegion Lombardy (historical region)
linked to: Lombardy
isCapitalOf Canton of Ticino
isSeatOf Ticino cantonal courts
Ticino cantonal government
Ticino cantonal parliament
knownFor Renaissance and medieval architecture
fortified medieval town
three medieval castles
locatedIn Alps
Bellinzona district
linked to: Bellinzona

southern Switzerland
locatedInValley Ticino valley
linked to: Ticino Valley
locatedNear Alpine passes to Italy
officialLanguage Italian
postalCode 6500
railwayLine Gotthard Base Tunnel route
Gotthard railway
linked to: Gotthard route
region Sopraceneri
river Moesa River
Ticino River
roadConnection A13 motorway
A2 motorway
timezone Central European Time
timezoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinTown Chur
Frascati
Locarno
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2000

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Lepontii associatedCity Bellinzona
European route E35 passesThrough Bellinzona
Canton of Ticino capital Bellinzona
Canton of Ticino hasCity Bellinzona
Ticino hasMajorCityOnBank Bellinzona
Karl Helfferich placeOfDeath Bellinzona
Swiss Italians populationCentre Bellinzona
Ticino River flowsNear Bellinzona
Bellinzona locatedIn Bellinzona district
linked to: Bellinzona
Lugano Prealps nearCity Bellinzona