Sornico
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Sornico is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia
in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Sornico was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Prato
to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico
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In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara
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Vallemaggia (district)
The district of Vallemaggia is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of . The capital of the district is Cevio.-Geography:...
in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Sornico was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Prato
Prato, Vallemaggia
Prato is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.Prato was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Sornico to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico....
to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico
Prato-Sornico
Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.The municipality contained the villages Prato and Sornico...
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In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara
Lavizzara
Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.-History:...
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