Avegno TI

TI is the abbreviation for the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Avegno .

Avegno

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Ticino (TI)

District :

Vallemaggia district

Municipality :

Avegno Gordevio

Postal code :

6670

former BFS no. :

5302

Coordinates :

700 672 / 117790 coordinates: 46 ° 12 '15 " N , 8 ° 44' 35" O ; CH1903: seven hundred thousand six hundred and seventy-two / 117790

Height :

296 m above sea level M.

Area :

8.13 km²

Residents:

547 (December 31, 2007)

Population density :

67 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.avegno.ch

View from the north

map

Parish before the merger on April 19, 2008

Avegno di fuori

Parish hall

Deposito OFIMA

Prayer chapel

Maggia river at Avegno

Avègno is a fraction of the political municipality Avegno Gordevio in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

Community merger

On April 20, 2008, Avegno and Gordevio merged to form the municipality of Avegno Gordevio .

geography

The village is at 301 m above sea level. M., eight kilometers northwest of Locarno , on the Locarno- Bignasco road and at the western foot of Pizzo di Trosa (1866 m above sea level). The municipality, which was independent until spring 2008, is located on the left side of the Maggia river , after which the valley is named. Avegno is the place in the Valle Maggia that is closest to Locarno. The village originally consisted of three separate districts: Avegno di Fuori , Avegno-Chiesa and Avegno di Dentro . These have now grown together.

The village itself is mostly in the valley floor, the upper houses are on a slope that is mostly wooded with chestnut trees. Above the hill begins the mountain area of the fraction with high alps and mountains. Of the entire former municipal area of 813 hectares, only 8% is used for agricultural purposes. Almost three quarters of the former municipality area is covered by forest and wood and another 12% is unproductive area (mostly mountains). Only 6% are settlement areas.

history

Avegno is first mentioned in 1189 in connection with the village church of San Luca under the name Vegno . The community itself is first mentioned by name in 1335 as commune di Vegnio and at that time belonged to the domain of the capitanei of Locarno. On January 1, 1284, Avegno and Tegna acquired land and mills near Ponte Brolla from the Locarno township . In the early 15th century the village owed the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Monte, above Varese , an annual tax.

After the confederates invaded the Maggia Valley in 1410, Avegno took the oath of allegiance to the Savoy captain Pierre de Chevron. In 1484 it provided a contingent to defend against the Valais who wanted to conquer the Maggia valley via the Val d'Ossola . From 1512 to 1798 the community belongs to the Ennetbirgische Vogteien . Under Swiss rule Avegno appointed the land clerk when Zug appointed the bailiff; It also alternately chose one of the seven judges who had to assist the Vogt in the administration of criminal justice in the lower Maggia Valley; it also sent three delegates to the general council of the lower valley. After that it belongs to the canton of Lugano until 1803 . Since then to the canton of Ticino and the Distretto di Vallemaggia .

In 1747 the village was almost completely destroyed by a flood of the Maggia (river) . In 1982 Avegno won the Wakker Prize. On April 20, 2008 the merger with Gordevio to the municipality of Avegno-Gordevio took place.

population

Population development
year	1703	1801	1850	1888	1902	1941	1960	1980	2000	2003	2004	2007
Residents	490	400	399	428	434	167	235	393	493	384	540	547

The population declined sharply in the 18th century due to emigration to Italy. It then stagnated until 1850. In the 1850s, the community followed the trend towards overseas emigration to California and Australia. The population rose again briefly as a result of the settlement of businesses (1860–1888: + 21%).

This was followed by an unprecedented wave of emigration that lasted until the beginning of World War II and during which the population decreased by 61%. Due to the better road connection and the proximity to the local center of Locarno, numerous people have come to the small town in the last few decades (1941–2004: + 223%) and the community reached a new high of residents. The growth is still going on.

languages

The population used to speak a local Italian dialect. As a result of migration, this linguistic usage is giving way and the residents are using more and more standard Italian. As in many places in the region, a number of German speakers (Swiss and German) have immigrated. At the last census in 2000, 87% said Italian, 9% German, 1% each of Danish and French and 0.6% Spanish as their main language.

Religions - denominations

In earlier times the entire population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. This has changed as a result of leaving the church and immigration from other regions in Switzerland and abroad. Today (as of 2000) there are 78% Roman Catholic and 8% Evangelical Reformed Christians. In addition, there are 9% non-denominational and 0.4% Muslim. 4% of the residents did not provide any information about their creed.

Origin - nationality

Of the 540 inhabitants (end of 2004), 513 (95%) were Swiss citizens. At the last census, 92% were Swiss citizens, including 44 dual citizens. The largest groups of immigrants come from Italy, Germany and Serbia-Montenegro.

economy

The majority of the population used to work in agriculture . In 1970 the industry and trade sector employed the majority of the workforce. Since then there has been a strong shift towards the service sector. Avegno offers numerous commuters an opportunity to work. Few of them still earn their living in the village; Due to the proximity to Locarno, there are many commuters today.

traffic

Avegno is served by public transport on the FART Locarno-Bignasco-Cavergno bus line 10. From 1907 to 1965 the Locarno-Ponte Brolla-Bignasco railway operated , which was then converted to bus operation by a resolution of the cantonal parliament. The place is accessed by the road from Locarno.

Attractions

The village image is classified in the inventory of protected sites in Switzerland (ISOS) as a site of national importance in Switzerland.

Parish church of Santi Luca e Abbondio in the Terra di mezzo district; the church contains a processional cross from the 15th century and a tabernacle with stone reliefs that can date back to the time the original church was built. The church tower dates from 1527 and was raised in 1852.
Oratory Sant'Anna in the Terra di dentro district
Oratory Santissima Trinità in the Terra di Fuori district
Tartaruga dam

Personalities

Theodor Plievier (1892–1955), German writer
Serena Martinelli (born December 6, 1949 in Avegno), painter, sculptor, draftsman, photographer

literature

Giovanni Bianconi : Vallemaggia. Edizioni LEMA, Agno 1969.
Flavio Maggi: Patriziati e patrizi ticinesi. Pramo Edizioni, Viganello 1997.
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 239-240.
Daniela Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 , accessed January 7, 2020 .
Renato Ramazzina: Avegno. Un patriziato, un paese, una e aunt storie. Patriziato di Avegno, Avegno 2012.
Martino Signorelli: Storia della Valmaggia. Tipografia Stazione SA, Locarno 1972, pp. 13, 122, 149, 151, 173, 184, 206, 250, 256, 266, 318, 325, 349-349.
Celestino Trezzini : Avegno In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 1, Ardutius - Basel , Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 495 ( digitized version ), (accessed on June 15, 2017).

Luciano Vaccaro, Giuseppe Chiesi, Fabrizio Panzera: Terre del Ticino. Diocesi di Lugano. Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 2003, p. 404.

Art history

Piero Bianconi : Avegno. In: Arte in Vallemaggia. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1937, p. 77.
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 237-240, 242.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Daniela Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 .
↑ Celestino Trezzini: Avegno on biblio.unibe.ch/digibern/hist_bibliog_lexikon_schweiz (accessed on May 26, 2017).
^ Daniele Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 .
^ Avegno. In: Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz, first volume, Aa - Emmengruppe, Gebrüder Attinger, Neuchâtel 1902
^ Daniela Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 , accessed February 5, 2020 .
↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 239-240.
↑ Serena Martinelli. In: Sikart , accessed January 20, 2016.

[1] Daniela Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 .

[2] Celestino Trezzini: Avegno on biblio.unibe.ch/digibern/hist_bibliog_lexikon_schweiz (accessed on May 26, 2017).

[3] Daniele Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 .

[4] Avegno. In: Geographisches Lexikon der Schweiz, first volume, Aa - Emmengruppe, Gebrüder Attinger, Neuchâtel 1902

[5] Daniela Pauli Falconi: Avegno. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 , accessed February 5, 2020 .

[6] List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.

[Martinoli-7] Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 239-240.

[8] Serena Martinelli. In: Sikart , accessed January 20, 2016.