Giornico
Sign in to saveGiornico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, Bodio merged into the municipality of Giornico.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Giornico
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- 20100816 Giornico.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Giornico village
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Giornico-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Giornico Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Leventina
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6745
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5073
- Swiss town.area
- 19.5
- Swiss town.elevation
- 391
- Swiss town.population
- 943
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2004
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2004
- Swiss town.website
- www.giornico.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Sindaco
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- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
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Giornico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, Bodio merged into the municipality of Giornico.
==History== Giornico is first mentioned around 935-94 as de Iudicibus Giornicensis. In 1202 it was mentioned as Iornico, and around 1210-58 it was mentioned as Zurnigo. Formerly, it was known by the German names of Yrnis or Girnis.