Leontica commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

Last modified: 2008-12-20 by pascal gross
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Leontica

Gules a Bend sinister Argent inscribed "VIA LEPONTICA" Sable.

Željko Heimer, 19 January 2003

The flag of Leontica (one of the few Swiss flags having text on it) alludes to the Roman way which went through the village, going over the Nara pass, and descending to the "Lepontia" (Leventina).

Pascal Gross, 18 January 2003