Tessin (French)

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Tessin is the French name for the Swiss canton of Ticino, an Italian-speaking region in southern Switzerland.

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Tessin (French) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
canton of Switzerland
borders Graubünden
Lombardy
Piedmont
Uri
Valais
capital Bellinzona
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Ticino
containsLake Lake Lugano
Lake Maggiore
containsRiver Ticino (river)
linked to: Ticino River
country Switzerland
executiveBody Consiglio di Stato del Cantone Ticino
flag Flag of Ticino
FrenchNameOf Ticino
linked to: Ticino, Switzerland
hasCity Bellinzona
Chiasso
Locarno
Lugano
Mendrisio
hasClimate alpine climate in mountains
humid subtropical climate in lowlands
hasMinorityLanguage German
Lombard
hasOfficialLanguage Italian
hasTouristAttraction Maggia Valley
Monte Brè
Monte San Salvatore
Verzasca Valley
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Three Castles of Bellinzona
highestPoint Rheinwaldhorn
ISO3166-2 CH-TI
joinedConfederationIn 1803
judicialBody Tribunale d’appello del Cantone Ticino
language Italian
largestCity Lugano
legislature Gran Consiglio del Cantone Ticino
locatedIn Alps
southern Switzerland
memberOf Swiss Confederation
namedAfter Ticino (river)
linked to: Ticino River
officialName Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
linked to: Canton of Ticino
officialWebsite https://www.ti.ch
partOf Italian-speaking Switzerland
linked to: Swiss Italians
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Ticino languageVariant Tessin (French)