Bellinzona

Bellizona (Bellinzone) is located in the Ticino River¹ valley in southern Helvetia (Svizzera or Switzerland) and has a metropolitan population of 50 thousand, of which 18 thousand live within the city.² The city is famous for its medieval fortifications, which constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These center on the hilltop castle Castelgrande and the wall across the valley. Integated with the defensive complex is another castle: Montebello. A third castle, Sasso Corbaro, is separate.³

External references

view of the three castles of Bellinzona (Bellinzone), Helvetia (Svizzera or Switzerland)

Footnotes

1. The Ticino flows into the Po.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Switzerland, 2012 figure, accessed 9/13/2013.
3. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).