Biasca

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Biasca is a town in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, known as a regional hub in the Italian-speaking part of the country.

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Biasca canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
canton Ticino
linked to: Canton of Ticino
coatOfArmsDescription red cross on white with green base (stylized)
country Switzerland
demographyRegion Italian-speaking majority
district Blenio District
economicRole service center for surrounding valleys
elevationCategory alpine foothill settlement
governingBody Municipal Council of Biasca
hasHeritageSite old parish church of San Pietro
hasMunicipalWebsite https://www.biasca.ch
hasRailConnectionTo Bellinzona
Lugano
Milan
Zurich
hasRailwayStation Biasca railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Santa Maria Assunta
San Pietro e Paolo church
hasSportsClub FC Biasca (football)
HC Biasca (ice hockey)
hasWaterfall Cascata di Santa Petronilla
historicalEvent landslide of 1512
isRegionalHubFor Blenio Valley
Riviera Valley
northern Ticino
linked to: Locarno region
isStopOn InterRegio services on Gotthard axis
languageRegion Sopraceneri
locatedAtFootOf Alps
locatedIn Italian-speaking Switzerland
southern Switzerland
locatedNearRiver Ticino River
locatedOnRiver Brenno
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Blenio region
Riviera region
postalCode 6710
railwayLine Biasca–Acquarossa railway (historical)
Gotthard railway line
roadConnection A2 motorway corridor
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportRole junction on north–south transit routes through the Alps

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