• Bignasco is a village in the district of Vallemaggia, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, consolidated into the adjacent municipality of Cevio. Bignasco...
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    ambassador to Argentina from 2008 to February 2011. Del Ponte was born in Bignasco, Switzerland, in 1947. Her first language is Italian and she speaks fluent...
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    Bignasco, Switzerland (Swiss-Italian part) Adding a dry stone wall to convert the space under a large rock into a functional building near Bignasco,...
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    Ticino in Switzerland. In 2006 Cevio grew by incorporating the villages of Bignasco and Cavergno, previously municipalities in their own right. Cevio was first...
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    hinge is needed. Old construction of hinges in the dry stone wall near Bignasco. Ancient pivot hinges, found in the dry stone buildings. A flushed door...
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    Maggia valley in its strict sense extends from Ponte Brolla in the South to Bignasco in the North. Going North the first side valley is Northeast of the village...
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    status as an independent municipality when together with the village of Bignasco it was incorporated into the municipality of Cevio. Swiss Federal Statistics...
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    Lago dei Cavagnöö is a lake in the municipality of Bignasco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi). The arch dam Cavagnoli has...
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    The builders used part of the existing metre gauge Locarno-Ponte Brolla-Bignasco railway line [it] at the start of the eastern end of the new line. This...
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    then forced the population back to the lower villages of Cavergno and Bignasco, so that the numerous hamlets of Val Bavona were only used as summer abodes...
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  • reservoir can be reached by following the road through the Maggia Valley to Bignasco and proceeding to San Carlo. From San Carlo, an aerial tramway leads to...
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    politician, on the Federal Council, 1986 to 1999. Carla Del Ponte (born 1947 in Bignasco), international jurist Carlo Fontana (ca.1634–1714) & Domenico Fontana...
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    a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. It is located between Bignasco and Sonogno in the canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 2,735 metres...
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  • Bellinzona TI city Berzona TI village Biasca TI town Bidogno TI village Bignasco TI village Biogno (Breganzona) TI hamlet Bissone TI village Bordei (Palagnedra)...
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    borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bedretto (Switzerland), Bignasco (Switzerland), Binn (Switzerland), Bosco/Gurin (Switzerland), Cavergno...
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  • French Beis Biasca Italian Abläsch Ablentsch(en) Bidogno Italian Bladen Bignasco Italian Binieschen Bioggio Italian Bietsch Biogna Italian Bring Bironica...
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    Torre merged in the new municipality of Blenio. 22 October 2006 - Cevio, Bignasco and Cavergno merged in the municipality of Cevio. 20 April 2008 - Cugnasco...
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  • regionali ticinesi FRT 1923 1961 Centovalli Railway Locarno - Ponte Brolla - Bignasco LPB 1907 1948 Maggia Valley Railway † 29 November 1965 Società tramvie...
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  • Airolo TI 1991 206 Vél (Gribbio) Chironico TI 1991 207 Piano sopra Visletto Bignasco, Cevio TI 1991 208 Gola di Lago Camignolo, Capriasca TI 1991 209 Pian Segna...
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    Gordola TI Cadenazzo TI Gordola, Quartino, Cadenazzo H407 Bignasco TI Solduno TI Bignasco, Ponte Brolla, Solduno H407.1 Muralto TI San Antonio TI Muralto...
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  • Magadino TI 170 Saleggio Aurigeno, Gordevio, Maggia, Moghegno TI 171 Maggia Bignasco, Cevio, Coglio, Giumaglio, Lodano, Maggia, Moghegno, Someo TI 172 Somprei-Lovalt...
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  • Grafschaft 2000 Biessenhofen Thurgau Incorporated into Amriswil Amriswil 1979 Bignasco Ticino Incorporated into Cevio Cevio 2006 Billens Fribourg Merged with...
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    Menzonio and Brontallo formed a single municipality, and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a Vicinanza which was under the jurisdiction of...
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  • Switzerland. In the 15th century, the Valle di Campo along with Cevio, Bignasco and Cavergno formed the Roana Superior, a kind of administrative district...
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  • 46.316391°N 8.601425°E / 46.316391; 8.601425 Unknown ISOS villaggio: Bignasco Unknown ISOS villaggio: Boschetto Unknown ISOS villaggio: Cevio/Rovana...
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    the 15th century it formed a community with Menzonio and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a Vicinanza. The church of S. Maria e S. Giorgio...
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    the 15th century, it formed a community with Menzonio and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a Vicinanza. The Church of S. Maria e S. Giorgio...
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    Between 1907 and 1965, Maggia was served by the railway line Locarno-Bignasco. The residential area initially clustered around the nucleus. The old village...
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