Malvaglia
Sign in to saveMalvaglia is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Since 15 March 2011, it is part of the municipality Serravalle. The reservoir Bacino di Val Malvaglia is located above the village of Malvaglia.
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- Locality
- Serravalle
- Region
- Ticino
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 1,290
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Malvaglia
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Malvaglia.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Malvaglia village
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Malvaglia-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Malvaglia.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Blenio
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6713
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5041
- Swiss town.area
- 80.3
- Swiss town.elevation
- 389
- Swiss town.population
- 1276
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2004
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2004
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Acquarossa, Biasca, Blenio, Hinterrhein (GR), Ludiano, Mesocco (GR), Rossa (GR), Semione
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Malvaglia is a former municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Since 15 March 2011, it is part of the municipality Serravalle. The reservoir Bacino di Val Malvaglia is located above the village of Malvaglia.
==History== Malvaglia is first mentioned in 1205 as de Malvallia. In German it used to be known as Manglia. Malvaglia's development and history is closely tied to the development and history of the Blenio valley. In the settlement of Rongier, an ancient town on the Lukmanier road, a Roman coin hoard was found. The settlement is also home to the Casa Baggio. Casa Baggio was built in the 16th century and expanded in the 17th. It was probably the ruling seat of the bailiff. The building is now listed as a historic building. Above the village is also the remains of Casa dei pagani, a cave castle from the 11th-13th Centuries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malvaglia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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