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Biasca
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Also known as Biasca TI

Biasca is a town of the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Biasca
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Biasca1.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
View of Biasca and the surrounding valley
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Biasca TI COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Biasca Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Ticino
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-TI
Swiss town.district
Riviera
Swiss town.postal_code
6710
Swiss town.municipality_code
5281
Swiss town.area
59.13
Swiss town.elevation
301
Swiss town.population
5935
Swiss town.populationof
December 2004
Swiss town.popofyear
2004
Swiss town.website
biasca.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title
Sindaco Loris Galbusera

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Biasca
Population
6201
Area
59
Elevation
305
Official website
www.biasca.ch
Image
Biasca1.jpg
Dialing code
091
Licence plate code
TI
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Commons category
Biasca
postal code
6710
P8168
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external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5281
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20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early history
  • Under the Swiss Confederation
  • Early Modern Biasca
  • Modern Biasca
  • Churches of Biasca
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Weather
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Biasca is a town of the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

==History== Biasca is first mentioned in 830 as Aviasca in the Liber viventium of Pfäfers Abbey. In 1119 it was mentioned as Abiasca.

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