What is Bellinzona?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Bellinzona | municipality_name = Bellinzona | municipality_type = city | imagepath_coa = Bellinzone-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Bellinzona.png | languages = Italian | canton = Ticino | iso-code-region = CH-TI | district = [[Bellinzona (district)|Bellinzona]] |coordinates={{coord|46|12|N|9|01|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 6500 | municipality_code = 5002 | area = 19.84 | elevation = 238|elevation_description= | population = 17,363|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005 | website = www.bellinzona.ch | mayor = Mario Branda|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = Artore, Carasso, Daro, Ravecchia, [[Camorino]], [[Claro, Ticino|Claro]], [[Giubiasco]], [[Gnosca]], [[Gorduno]], [[Gudo]], [[Moleno]], [[Monte Carasso]], [[Pianezzo]], [[Preonzo]], [[Sant'Antonio]] and [[Sementina]] | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Arbedo-Castione]], [[Giubiasco]], [[Gorduno]], [[Monte Carasso]], [[Pianezzo]], [[Sant'Antonio]] | twintowns = }} '''Bellinzona''' ([{{IPA|bɛllin'dzoːna}}] in [[French language|French]] ''Bellinzone'' [{{IPA|bɛlɛ̃'zon}}] and ''Bilitio'' [{{IPA|bi'litsjo}}] in [[Latin]]) is the [[capital city|capital]] of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|Swiss Canton]] of [[Ticino]]. Its [[German language|German]] name ''Bellenz'' [{{IPA|'belents}}] is no longer in use. With about 17.300 people living there, it is the second biggest city of the canton (after [[Lugano]], with about 52.000 people). On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of [[Camorino]], [[Claro, Ticino|Claro]], [[Giubiasco]], [[Gnosca]], [[Gorduno]], [[Gudo]], [[Moleno]], [[Monte Carasso]], [[Pianezzo]], [[Preonzo]], [[Sant'Antonio]] and [[Sementina]] merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. <gallery> Image:Castelgrande.JPG|Castel Grande in Bellinzona Image:Castelli.JPG|More Castles Image:Bellinzona Altstadt.JPG|The old town of Bellinzona; with the church </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} == Oth