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# Bellinzona commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

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Last modified: 2026-04-04 by martin karner
Keywords: bellinzona | camorino | claro | giubiasco | gnosca | gorduno | gudo | moleno | monte carasso | pianezzo | preonzo | sant'antonio | sementina |
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image by Pascal Gross

Gules a Serpent erect Argent.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

The fabulous animal on the flag of Bellinzona district and commune is called in Italian Biscione. This animal, which can also be found on the arms of the cars Alfa Romeo, is linked with the Visconti family.
Pascal Gross, 11 January 2003

- Camorino
- Claro
- Giubiasco
- Gnosca
- Gorduno
- Gudo
- Moleno
- Monte Carasso
- Pianezzo
- Preonzo
- Sant'Antonio
- Sementina

See also:

- Società Carabinieri della Città di Bellinzona
- Bellinzona district
- Ticino canton
- Switzerland
- Armoiries communales tessinoises: Bellinzone (by Alfred Lienhard-Riva, 1922, French)

## Camorino (until 1 April 2017)

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Gules on a Base Argent wavy two bars wavy Azure and overall a Mill Wheel Or.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

The mill whell on the flag of Camorino alludes to the Maglio, a mill which, with another house, remained undamaged after a landslide that destroyed the rest of the village.
Pascal Gross, 12 January 2003

Camorino joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Claro (until 1 April 2017)

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Argent a crow rising from a coupeaux vert.
Željko Heimer, 31 October 2003

The bird on the flag of Claro is a crow (in Italian corvo).
Pascal Gross, 30 October 2003

Claro joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Giubiasco (until 1 April 2017)

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Per pale Azure on a Base Vert beneath a Mountain of the same a house Argent roofed Gules and in Chief a Sun Or and Argent a Poplar eradicated proper.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

Giubiasco joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

See also: Armoiries communales tessinoises: Giubiasco (by Alfred Lienhard-Riva, 1922, French)

## Gnosca (until 1 April 2017)

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Per fess Argent an Eagle displayed Sable and Gules a Cross Argent.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

Gnosca joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Gorduno (until 1 April 2017)

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Gules a Cross Argent overall a Castle embatteled Sable with one tower on sinister and in chief sinister a Bunch of Grapes slipped Or.
Željko Heimer, 13 January 2003

Gorduno joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Gudo (until 1 April 2017)

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Azure a Grill Argent between two Bunches of Grapes Or in base.
Željko Heimer, 14 January 2003

The grill on the flag of Gudo is the attribute of Saint Lawrence (Santo Lorenzo) Patron Saint of the church of Gudo.
Pascal Gross, 13 January 2003

Gudo joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

See also: GRIDIRON (GRILL) in Dictionary of Vexillology

## Moleno (until 1 April 2017)

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Azure in chief a maize cob fesswise Or and in base a millstone Argent surmounted by a fer-de-moline of the First.
Christopher Southworth

The millstone on the flag of Moleno alludes to the name of the commune (mill = mulino in Italian)
Pascal Gross, 14 January 2003

Moleno joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Monte Carasso (until 1 April 2017)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure a Tower Argent and on a Base of the same a Bar nebuly of the first.
Željko Heimer, 14 January 2003

Monte Carasso joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Pianezzo (until 1 April 2017)

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Per bend sinister Or a Cup Sable and Gules a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.
Željko Heimer, 14 January 2003

The item on the flag of Pianezzo is a glass (in Italian bicchiere) dating from the iron age. This is to allude to the necropolis of Pianezzo dating from that period.
Pascal Gross, 14 January 2003

Pianezzo joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Preonzo (until 1 April 2017)

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Per pale Gules in base a Mill Wheel Or and of the last in chief a Bar embowed of the first and overall a Bend wavy Argent.
Željko Heimer, 14 January 2003

Preonzo joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Sant'Antonio (until 1 April 2017)

image by Pascal Gross

Per pale Azure St. Anthony Proper vested Brunatre nimbed Or holding a staff and a book Argent behind him a pig also Proper then Gules a serpent erect Argent.
Christopher Southworth

This is Sant'Antonio Abate who appears on the flag of Sant'Antonio. Saint Anthony is the protector of animals, also known as "Saint Anthony of the pig" due to the classical iconography which always depicts him surrounded by animals, in particular by a little pig whose snout sticks out from the saint's clothes as on the flag of Sant'Antonio.
Pascal Gross, 15 January 2003

Sant'Antonio joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.

## Sementina (until 1 April 2017)

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Per fess Gules a Wall embatteded throughout with a Towered Gate all Argent and Azure a Bar wavy Argent.
Željko Heimer, 16 January 2003

Sementina joined the Bellinzona commune on 2 April 2017.