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English: An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of the Ticino River as it winds through Bellinzona Commune in the Lepontine Alps, Switzerland. The afternoon sunlight highlights the western mountain faces and contrasts with the mountain shadows, creating image depth and dimension.
Settlements like this one are typical of the Alpine foothills because of the flat land in the valley. Bellinzona City is the capital of Canton Ticino, the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. The Ticino River empties into Lake Maggiore, the largest lake in southern Switzerland, approximately 14 kilometers (9 miles) from the city. Switzerland is a federal state, meaning powers are divided amongst the confederation, cantons, and communes. The communes are the smallest political entity, but they have their own parliaments. Communes will sometimes consolidate regulation of schools and welfare, energy supplies, roads, local planning, and local taxation. Prior to 2017, there were at least fifteen communes identifiable in this image. On April 2, 2017, an aggregation combined smaller municipalities into one commune named Bellinzona. The number of communes in Canton Ticino have been reduced by half in the past eight years. There are three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Bellinzona: Castelgrande, Montebello, and Sasso Corbaro. A defensive wall (referred to as the murata) links the castles and recalls the Medieval period, when this tactical Alpine pass was protected from outsiders traveling to northern Italy.Deutsch: Ein Astronaut an Bord der Internationalen Raumstation nahm diese Photographie auf, die den Ticino zeigt, wie er sich durch die Gemeinde Bellinzona in den schweizerischen Lepontiner Alpen windet. Das Nachmittagssonnenlicht hebt die Westseiten der Berge hervor und kontrastiert mit den Schatten der Berge, was dem Bild Tiefe und Raum verschafft.
Siedlungen wie diese sind typisch für die Alpenränder, weil das Tal flach ist. Bellinzona ist der Hauptort des Kantons Tessin, der Italienisch sprechenden Region der Schweiz. Der Ticino mündet in den Lago Maggiore, den größten See in der Südschweiz, etwa 14 Kilometer unterhalb von Bellinzona. Die Schweiz ist ein föderaler Staat, sodass die politische Macht zwischen der Konföderation, den Kantonen und den Gemeinden geteilt ist. Die Gemeinden sind die kleinsten politischen Einheiten mit ihren eigenen Parlamenten. Die Gemeinden schließen sich teilweise zusammen, um Schulen, Energie- und Wasserversorgung, Straßen, lokaler Planung und Besteuerung gemeinsam zu regeln. Vor 2017 gab es im Bereich dieses Bildes fünfzehn Gemeinden, doch am 2. April 2017 urdn mehrere kleinere Gemeinde in Bellinzona eingemeinde. Die Zahl der Gemeinden im Tessin hat sich in den letzten acht Jahren halbiert. Es gibt drei UNESCO-Welterbestätten in Bellinzona: Castelgrande, Montebello und Sasso Corbaro. Ein Verteidigungswall (als "murata" bezeichnet) verbindet die Kastelle und erinnert an das Mittelalter, als dieser Alpenübergang gegen Feinde geschützt wurde, die nach Norditalien unterwegs waren. |
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| Author | Astronaut photograph ISS051-E-12869 was acquired on August 12, 2017, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using an 1150 millimeter lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 51 crew. Caption by Andi Hollier, Texas State University, Hx5, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC. |
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