Ghirone

Ghirone
Former municipality
Ghirone
Coat of arms
Location of Ghirone
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 8°57′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Blenio
Area
• Total	30.35 km^2 (11.72 sq mi)
Elevation	1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Population  (December 2004)
• Total	40
• Density	1.3/km^2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6720
SFOS number	5036
Surrounded by	Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Olivone, Vrin (GR)
Website	SFSO statistics

Ghirone was a municipality of the district Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006, the former municipalities of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre merged to form the new municipality of Blenio.^[1]

It is no longer a municipality.

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

Other websites

Media related to Ghirone at Wikimedia Commons