Olivone

Olivone
Olivone at the feet of Sosto (2.221 m)
Location of Olivone
Olivone
Olivone
Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°57′E / 46.533°N 8.950°E / 46.533; 8.950
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictBlenio
Area
  Total
76.13 km2 (29.39 sq mi)
Elevation
902 m (2,959 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
  Total
867
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6718
SFOS number5043
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byAcquarossa, Aquila, Calpiogna, Campello, Campo (Blenio), Faido, Ghirone, Mairengo, Medel (Lucmagn) (GR), Osco, Quinto, Vals (GR)
Websitewww.olivone.ch

Olivone was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Olivone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.