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Leontica is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1204 as Levontega.
The municipality also contained the village Comprovasco. It had 315 inhabitants in 1602, which increased to 441 in 1808 and 473 in 1850. It then declined a bit, to 295 in 1900 and 408 in 1950. In 2000 the population had dropped to 267.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Lottigna, Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa.
In winter Leontica includes 30 km of ski pistes up to the Bassa di Nara pass (2,123 m).
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft) above sea level. It cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer and winter are the seasons when Mürren becomes busy with tourists. The village features a view of the three towering mountains Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Mürren has a year-round population of 450, but has 2,000 hotel beds.
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Lenzerheide is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
Acquarossa is the capital of the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Zemplínske Kopčany is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Corzoneso is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Dongio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Largario is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Ponto Valentino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Prugiasco is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
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