Acquarossa

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the district of the same name, see Acquarossa district .

Acquarossa
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Ticino (TI)
District :	Blenio district
Circle :	Acquarossa district
BFS no. :	5048
Postal code :	6715 Dongio 6716 Acquarossa 6716 Leontica 6716 Lottigna 6722 Corzoneso 6723 Castro 6723 Marolta 6723 Prugiasco 6724 Largario 6724 Ponto Valentino
Coordinates :	715212  /  146013 coordinates: 46 ° 27 '20 "  N , 8 ° 56' 18"  O ; CH1903:  715212  /  146013
Height :	528  m above sea level M.
Height range :	408–2842 m above sea level M.
Area :	61.78  km²
Residents:	1808 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	12.1
Mayor :	Odis Barbara De Leoni (FDP)
Website:	www.acquarossa.ch
Acquarossa, looking north
Location of the municipality

Acqua Rossa is a municipality in the district Acquarossa , District Blenio , in the Swiss canton of Ticino .

In the local tradition, the name refers exclusively to the buildings immediately surrounding the thermal bath at the foot of the Simano mountain . The Acquarossa building group, which belonged to the former municipality of Lottigna , gave its name to the new municipality founded on April 4, 2004, which was formed by the merger of nine previous municipalities; see below .

geography

Acquarossa is located in the central Blenio valley . In clockwise direction, neighboring municipalities are the municipalities of Blenio in the north and Serravalle in the east and south, which were also created by merger . Acquarossa borders the municipality of Faido in the Leventina district to the west .

The community area is heavily forested, only 2% of the area is built over or released for development.

Climate table

Acquarossa, 1981-2010
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     58   5 -2     46   7th -1     63   12 2     118   15th 5     160   19th 9     130   23 12     128   25th 14th     154   25th 13     146   20th 11     125   15th 7th     117   9 2     73   6th -1 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source:

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Acquarossa, 1981-2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 5.4 7.0 11.8 14.7 19.0 22.9 25.4 24.5 20.0 14.9 9.3 6.0 O 15.1 Min. Temperature (° C) −1.5 −1.2 2.0 4.8 8.7 11.8 13.8 13.4 10.5 6.9 2.2 −0.5 O 5.9 Temperature (° C) 1.4 2.4 6.5 9.7 13.6 17.0 19.2 18.4 14.7 10.3 5.4 2.3 O 10.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 58 46 63 118 160 130 128 154 146 125 117 73 Σ 1,318 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 2.8 3.4 4.2 4.2 3.9 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.6 2.5 O 3.9 Rainy days ( d ) 5.4 4.9 6.1 8.4 11.4 10.2 8.8 9.8 7.7 8.5 7.6 6.5 Σ 95.3 Humidity ( % ) 65 60 55 61 69 68 69 72 75 78 71 67 O 67.5 Source:

history

Aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1954

Acquarossa (“red water”) takes its name from the local sources containing salt , iron , arsenic and lithium carbonate , which have a constant temperature of 25 to 26 degrees Celsius and flow from the mountainside at 2500 liters per minute. The bathing and drinking water from the spring as well as the red mud ( fango ) obtained from it are ascribed medicinal healing powers. It is used to treat complaints such as discopathies, sciatica , gout , circulatory disorders, or rheumatism , and was previously touted for the relief of tropical diseases . The first mention of the place name Aquam rubeam comes from the year 1446. In the 18th century there was a small bath, which was built in 1786 on the foundations of an earlier building, the Palazzo Malingamba . This bathhouse, which later became an annex, was extended in 1912 and repainted with Liberty decorations .

The spa hotel opened in 1886 and closed in 1971. Behind the building, warm water and red mud (fango) were drawn off for therapeutic treatment.

In 1881, on the initiative of the priest Antonio Del Siro, a small old people's home for retired clergy, the Villa Riposo, was built in the Stallaza faction belonging to Corzoneso . This resulted in the Ospedale Bleniese di Maria Ausiliatrice hospital . In 1898, 1909, 1913 and 1936 it was expanded with additions. With the help of the Menzing sisters , a professional hospital was established. In 1913 the hospital had 35 beds. After donations were collected from wealthy emigrants living in London , Paris and Milan , the architect Giuseppe Bordonzotti was commissioned in 1921 for an imposing new building with numerous balconies and a clock tower, which was completed in 1923. Later it had to give way to a functionalist purpose-built building.

Colored photograph of the spa hotel

Publications by the medical professor and internationally renowned dermatologist Angelo Scarenzio, who teaches at the University of Pavia , fostered interest in thermal treatment in Acquarossa. A graduate of his faculty was appointed the thermal bath's first medical director. In 1882 the government commissioner Domenico Andreazzi bought the property with the spring from the municipalities of Lottigna, Dongio, Leontica and Corzoneso. Since then, ownership of the springs has been privately owned, even if the lawyer and local politician Ambrogio Bertoni from Lottigna had campaigned in vain for a temporary concession. The operating company founded in 1882 commissioned the architect Giuseppe Martinoli with the construction, opened the Albergo delle Terme spa hotel in 1886 and developed Acquarossa into the tourist center of the valley. In 1918 the hotel had 70 beds in 55 rooms. Additional beds were offered to guests in nearby pensions. A park, several restaurants, a post office with telephone and telegraph as well as a carriage service, and from 1911 a rail connection for the Biasca-Acquarossa railway at Comprovasco, were available. At first almost unknown in the north of the Alps, the sanatorium was mainly visited from Ticino and Italy until the outbreak of the First World War .

In the war and inter-war years, the business got into a crisis because of the absence of Italian guests. According to the Basel owner family, Greter, who acquired the facility in 1932, the pool subsequently housed numerous Germans and English. Most of the guests came from German-speaking Switzerland. In 1971 the health resort had to be stopped due to a lack of funds for the urgently needed renovation of the buildings, because the owner family, who had previously worked, could no longer bear these costs in addition to the increased personnel costs that had become necessary. The main problem was that the buildings could not be heated sufficiently in winter, and the bathrooms are on the same floor. Almost at the same time, in 1973, the railway was also shut down. The facility has been orphaned since then and is only minimally maintained. Unannounced visits are not recommended. Several attempts to revitalize the spa business were unsuccessful. Most recently, the Mabetex company of Bahgjet Pacolli , who was mainly active in the countries of the former USSR , failed , and in 1995 acquired a plot of land on the opposite side of 86,000 square meters for 420,000 francs. A new project is being planned today with the Acquarossa Spa Resort .

The current municipality was created in 2004 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Castro , Corzoneso , Dongio , Largario , Leontica , Lottigna , Marolta , Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form the new municipality of Acquarossa. The merger was preceded by a consultative vote on September 22, 2002 , in which 71% of all eligible voters approved. Approval was highest in Castro with 97% and lowest in Dongio with 55%.

In a referendum on November 27, 2016, the majority of the population of Acquarossa voted in favor of establishing the Parc Adula National Park .

population

Population development
year	1991	2000	2010	2018
Residents	1750	1789	1841	1808

schools

Kindergarten, primary school and middle school are located in the municipality of Acquarossa, with young people from the municipalities of Blenio and Serravalle also attending middle school classes in Acquarossa. The grammar school classes take place at the Liceo Cantonale di Bellinzona or at the Scuola Cantonale di Commercio Bellinzona . The company Autolinee Bleniesi SA in Biasca is in charge of a school bus service.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Acquarossa

See also : Lottigna  and Corzoneso

• The Romanesque church of San Carlo di Negrentino stands far above the district of Prugiasco . It was built in the 11th century and expanded in the 12th century and is considered to be one of the most important historical structures in the Blenio Valley. Inside it contains Romanesque and late Gothic frescoes. The bell, dating from 1676, broke in the 1940s. In order to preserve cultural assets, the bell was repaired instead of a new one and has been ringing again since December 7, 2008, the day of St. Ambrose.
• In the Acquarossa district: ex Hotel Terme
• In the Acquarossa-Comprovasco district: Parish church of Santi Vincenzo de 'Paoli, Giacomo e Bartolomeo from 1868, with a church tower from 1925
• In the Lottigna district: Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo
• In the Lottigna district: Museo della Valle di Blenio in the Casa dei Landfogti
• In the Corzoneso district: Parish Church of Santi Nazario e Celso
• In the Corzoneso-Casserio district: Fondazione Archivio Fotografico Roberto Donetta in the Casa Rotonda
• In the district of Dongio: Casa dei Pagani

Infrastructure

• In the Acquarossa-Stallaccia district: Regional Hospital Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli (Sede Acquarossa)
• In the Acquarossa-Corzoneso Piano district: Cinema Teatro Blenio, in operation since 1956. Built according to plans by the architect Giampiero Mina in the style of organic architecture , based on the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto .
• In the Acquarossa-Comprovasco district: Blenio district court in the Palazzo del Pretorio
• In the Acquarossa-Comprovasco district is the starting point and / or destination of the four historical cultural hiking trails through the Blenio Valley: 1. Sentiero storico della bassa e media Valle di Blenio (western side of the valley); 2. Sentiero storico di Negrentino; 3. Sentiero storico della bassa e media Valle di Blenio (eastern side of the valley); 4. Sentiero storico della media e alta Valle di Blenio
• Ski lifts Nara Leontica-Cancorì (5 ski lifts, chair lifts 2 and 30 kilometers of slopes which are on 875-2153 m above sea level. M.)

traffic

Acquarossa is located on the main road through the Blenio Valley, which is connected to the A2 motorway to the south at Biasca . Most of the main road runs on the east side of the Brenno River . To Aquila in the north, a winding road can be traveled the Brenno west through the villages. Further north it is also possible to drive on the Lukmanier Pass .

The hourly bus line 131 of Autolinee Bleniesi SA between Biasca and Olivone ensures a connection to the SBB rail network in Biasca. The bus station in Acquarossa-Comprovasco offers transfer options to bus routes 133 to Leontica and 134 to Ponto Valentino .

photos

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  Prugiasco

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  Dangio

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  Largario

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  Comprovasco

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  Lottigna: Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo

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  Corzoneso: Church of Santi Nazario e Celso

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  Comprovasco-Acquarossa: Oratorio dei Santi Vincenzo de 'Paoli, Giacomo e Bartolomeo

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  Palazzo del Pretorio

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  The disused Acquarossa train station (demolished today)

Personalities

• Felice Gianella (born May 5, 1829 in Comprovasco (today the municipality of Aquarossa), † August 14, 1898 ibid), Ticino Grand Councilor and State Councilor
• Giovanni Genucchi (born April 10, 1904 in Brussels , † October 3, 1979 in Acquarossa) (town of Castro TI ), sculptor, wood carver

literature

• Giacomo e Mosè Bertoni: Les eaux thermales, acidules, salines, ferrugineuses, arsenicales avec lithine de Acquarossa . Tipografia Colombi, Bellinzona 1884.
• Piero Bianconi : Acquarossa. In: Arte in Blenio. Guida della valle. SA Grassi & Co. Bellinzona-Lugano 1944; Idem: Acquarossa. In: Inventario delle cose d'arte e di antichità. Volume I, SA Grassi & Co, Bellinzona 1948, pp. 71-77.
• Virgilio Gilardoni : Acquarossa. In: Il Romanico. Catalogo dei monumenti nella Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino. La Vesconta, Casagrande SA, Bellinzona 1967, p. 388.
• Lukas Högl: Casa dei Pagani. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 16, 2017 , accessed December 29, 2019 .
• Simona Martinoli u. a .: Acquarossa. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007.
• Editor: Acquarossa. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 28, 2016 , accessed December 29, 2019 .
• Celestino Trezzini : Acquarossa. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 1: A - Advokat. Attinger, Neuchâtel 1921, p. 93 ( Acquarossa ).

Web links

Commons : Acquarossa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Acquarossa
• Acquarossa commune data
• Office for Statistics of the Canton of Ticino: Acquarossa (Italian)
• Acquarossa on elexikon.ch

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Presentazione. Comune di Acquarossa, accessed November 17, 2018 (Italian). 
3. ↑ Climate table. (PDF) In: meteoschweiz.admin.ch. meteoschweiz, accessed on December 14, 2017 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Christina Leutwyler: The spa hotel where time stands still . In: Tages-Anzeiger . Tamedia, Zurich August 3, 2004, p. 4 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Patrizia Pusterla Cambin: Sentieri Storici della Valle di Blenio . Bellinzonese e Alto Ticino Turismo, Bellinzona, S. 36 f .
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16. ^ Fondazione Archivio Fotografico Roberto Donetta (Italian) on archiviodonetta.ch/it
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