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Bellinzona ((:bellinˈtsoːna); , ; archaic (:ˈbɛlɛnts); Latin ''Bilitio'' (:biˈlitjo)) is the capital of the canton Ticino in Switzerland. The city is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the Ticino river, at the foot of the Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. ==Name and coat of arms== The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours.〔 Gregorius Turonensis, (Historiae, 10.3 ), ''Quod exercitus Childeberthi regis in Italiam abiit'': ''Olo autem dux ad Bilitionem huius urbis castrum, in campis situm Caninis, inportunae accedens, iaculo sub papilla sauciatus, cecidit et mortuus est'' "Duke Olo went rashly to ''Bilitio'', a stronghold of this city (), situated on the plains called Canini, and was wounded with a dart under the nipple and fell and died."〕 The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' ("juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes").〔''Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen'' 184, J. Bädeker, 1943, (p. 105 ). Jacob Früh, ''Geographie der Schweiz'', Fehr, 1932, p. 12.〕 During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ''Birrinzona'' (1004), ''Birizona'' (1168), ''Beliciona'' (901, 977) and ''Belinzona'' (1055).〔 ''Anzeiger für schweizerische Altertumskunde, Bände 21–24'', J. Herzog, 1912, p. 404.〕 The German name of the town is ''Bellenz''. A local folk etymology derives the name ''Bellinzona'' from ''zona bellica'' "war zone", making a connection to the Italian Wars. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is an erect serpent in silver on a red field. The fabulous animal is called in Italian "Biscione". This animal, which can also be found on the arms of the Alfa Romeo car company, is linked with the Visconti family, who were feudal lords of Bellinzona in the 14th and 15th centuries.〔Pascal Gross, 11 January 2003 at (Flags of the World.com ) accessed 25-October-2010〕 " 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bellinzona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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