Ambrì
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| Canton : |
 Ticino (TI)
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| District : | Leventina district |
| Circle : | Quinto County |
| Municipality : | Quinto TI |
| Postal code : | 6775 |
| former BFS no. : | 5079 |
| Coordinates : | 696 434 / 151 744 |
| Height : | 1011 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 75.2 km² |
| Population density : | 14 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | Quinto |
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Ambrì is a village in the Leventina district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland . It belongs to the municipality of Quinto .
geography
The place name is probably derived from ombra "shadow", which is appropriate given the village location at the foot of the right slope of the Leventina . In winter, Ambrì is left without sun for several months.
The Ambrì-Piotta airport and the primary school of the municipality of Quinto and the secondary school (Scuola Media) for the municipalities of the upper Leventina, Airolo , Bedretto , Quinto, Prato (Leventina) and Dalpe are located in the village .
history
The two hamlets in 1227 were mentioned for the first time. Under the rule of the Canons of Milan, Ambrì, together with Bedretto , Airolo , Quinto and Prato (Leventina), formed a tax district, the rodaria de intus montem. Together with Prato, Quinto and Airolo it paid tithes to the provost church of Biasca . On October 28, 1682 a school chaplaincy was founded. Today Ambrì has a mixed secondary school.
population
| Population development | |||
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| year | 1227 | 1900 | 1902 |
| Residents | 15 households | 349 | 300 |
In 1227 the population had 15 households; In 1900 Ambrì-Sopra had 46 households and 256 inhabitants, Ambrì-Sotto 22 households and 93 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Juri residence, architect: Raffaele Cavadini
- In the district of Ambrì Sotto : Oratory of San Nicola di Bari, mentioned in the 17th century
- Wooden house with eclectic decoration
- In the hamlet of Ambrì Sopra : Santi Maccabei chapel
- Villa with Liberty decoration.
Sports
Ambrì is best known thanks to its HC Ambrì-Piotta ice hockey club , which plays in the National League A and is known at national level. The club's home games are played in the Pista la Valascia .
Personalities
- Alina Borioli (born November 23, 1887 in Ambrì sopra; † July 14, 1965 there), teacher, poet, local historian
- Enrico Celio (1889–1980), Swiss politician (CVP)
- El Lissitzky (born November 22, 1890 in Potschinok , Russia, † December 30, 1941 in Moscow), painter, architect, graphic designer, typographer, photographer.
- René Juri (born June 22, 1922 in Ambrì; † November 24, 2003 in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne ), politician, agricultural engineer, free thinker
- Franco Celio (born April 21, 1953 in Quinto), secondary teacher, politician ( FDP, Liberals ), Ticino Grand Councilor
- Carla Juri (* 1985 in Locarno ) (Ambrì), actress
photos
Main street at the train station
railway station
Ambrì-Piotta Airport
Ambrì-Piotta Airport
Ritom cable car
Hermann Faller's villa
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literature
- Piero Bianconi , Arminio Janner: Ambrî. In: Arte in Leventina. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1939, pp. 27, 67, 89.
- Mario Fransioli: Quinto. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 13, 2012 , accessed January 7, 2020 .
- Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 .
- Fritz Mumenthaler: Gotthard - Ambri - Lodrino: Interesting and amazing things between Gotthard and Lodrino: Documentation. , Swiss Society for Military History Study Trips GMS, Wettingen 2008.
- Celestino Trezzini : Ambrì. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 1, Altheus - Arduser , Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 332 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Quinto
- Data from the municipality of Quinto
- Office for Statistics of the Canton of Ticino: Quinto (Italian)
- Quinto: inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino
- Ambrì on elexikon.ch
- History Flugtage Ambri
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ambrì at biblio.unibe.ch/digibern/hist_bibliog_lexikon_schweiz (accessed on May 3, 2017).
- ↑ Ambrì on elexikon.ch
- ↑ Celestino Trezzini : Ambrì. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 1, Altheus - Arduser , Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 332 ( digitized version )
- ↑ a b c d e Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Bellinzona 2007, pp. 139-140.
- ^ Renato Martinoni: Alina Borioli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 14, 2017 .
- ^ Fabrizio Panzera: Enrico Celio. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . April 28, 2005 .
- ↑ El Lissitzky (Italian) at ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti (accessed on: August 29, 2016.)
- ↑ Marco Marcacci: Juri, René. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 10, 2007 .
- ↑ Franco Celio (photo) on ti.ch/poteri/gc/parlamento
- ↑ Carla Juri (Italian) at ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti (accessed October 1, 2016).
- ^ Fritz Mumenthaler: Gotthard - Ambri - Lodrino: Interesting and amazing things between Gotthard and Lodrino: Documentation. in portal.dnb.de (accessed on: May 11, 2016.)
- ^ History of Flugtage Ambri