Baruffini
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| Baruffini Contrada Piazzo | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Lombardy | ||
| province | Sondrio (SO) | ||
| local community | Tirano | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ' N , 10 ° 11' E | ||
| height | 820 m slm | ||
| Residents | 249 (2011) | ||
| patron | San Pietro Martire | ||
| Church day | April 29 | ||
| Telephone code | 0342 | CAP | 23037 |
Baruffini (local dialect : Barfì ) is a fraction of the municipality of Tirano in the province of Sondrio , Lombardy in Italy and is located on the southern slope of Monte Masuccio at about 820 m above sea level, about 3 km as the crow flies from the Swiss border. It is about 4 km to Tirano.
Surname
The linguistic derivation of the name Baruffini is uncertain. In some cases this is tried to be traced back to the Lombard ruffle ( fight ) or barrage . According to the historian Ennio Emanuele Galanga, the most convincing origin of the village name can be traced back to a proper name, probably Baruffi.
Classification
The area of the village has been divided into nine contrade since ancient times : Bottigioli, Buglio, Case alte, Dossello, Mocchioni, Parlenti, Piazzo, Selva and Santo Stefano.
history
Baruffini was already settled in prehistoric times. The Church of San Pietro Martire was built in 1536. On December 8, 1807, after a long period of rain, a major landslide occurred that destroyed the agricultural area in Baruffini, streets and houses.
The first natural road was built in 1922, and electrical energy has been available in the village since 1928. The first telephone line went into operation on September 17, 1932. There has been a bus connection with Tirano since 1955.
On October 4, 1953, a separate elementary school was opened, and as early as 1910 there was the possibility of teaching in Baruffini. The decline in the number of students led to the closure of the primary school in 1989.
economy
Baruffini was and is dominated by agriculture, mainly through viticulture and apple orchards. Tourism plays a subordinate role. Some croti have survived from agricultural activity .
Due to the lack of employment opportunities in Baruffini, the separation of the Valtellina from Switzerland in 1798 and the proximity to the now Swiss border, a brisk smuggling activity developed in the 19th century, which ensured a certain prosperity in the village. When the lira was devalued in the 1970s , the profit margins in traditional smuggling from Switzerland to Italy also fell sharply and smuggling activity also fell drastically.
traffic
Baruffini is located on an old traffic route from San Romerio (Berninaroute - Via Bernina ) to Switzerland and the Lake Constance area ( Via Valtellina ) over the Bernina Pass and the northern Italian plain ( Po Valley ) to Italy. }
Attractions
- San Pietro Martire Church . San Pietro Martire ( Peter of Verona ) is also the patron saint of the village.
Population development
Due to the lack of employment opportunities, the population of Baruffini has decreased to around a quarter over the past 100 years. But there are reports of emigration from the village as early as the 14th century .
| The population of Baruffini from 1901 to 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 953
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939
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776
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743
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594
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542
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457
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317
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278
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257
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249
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| 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1936 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |||||||||||
Of the 240 residents in 2011, 80 are over 65 years old. Minor children up to 14 years of age live 16 in Baruffini and 6 children between the ages of 14 and 18 years. 59 people of working age between 19 and 39 live in Baruffini and 88 between 40 and 65 years.
Hiking trails
Baruffini is the starting point and destination of several hiking trails. The bread path and the path of smuggling and memory as well as the hiking path to and from Tirano are well known. There is also the possibility of using various trails for mountain bikers .
Bread path
The bread path ( Italian : Sentiero del pane) leads from the district Roncaiola for about 4 km to Baruffini and recalls the path that the inhabitants of the village of Roncaiola had to take to have the grain ( rye ) ground for bread in Baruffini . The trail was opened on May 26, 2007, starts very steeply in Roncaiola and then drops down to Baruffini. It leads between old, formerly agricultural terraces, largely in the shade of maple trees , chestnuts and birches . Several Crotti can be found in a well-preserved condition along the way.
Path of smuggling and memory
The "Path of Smuggling and Remembrance" ( Italian : Sentiero del contrabbande) was opened in 2007. The trail is dedicated to two victims of smuggling in the last century, Irma Rinaldi (smuggler) and Dario Cinus (financial guard). The length of the circular route is around 8.5 km, the difference in altitude around 450 meters and the hiking time around 4 hours.
Hiking trail to Tirano
From or to Barffino a very interesting hiking trail (Sonnenweg, Italian : "Corsa del Sole") leads to Tirano through vineyards and former, agricultural terraces and forest, where old shelters, storage rooms and irrigation systems can be found. The hiking time is about 1.5 hours, the difference in altitude about 380 meters. The path is well signposted and equipped with information boards.
literature
- Gianluigi Garbellini, Baruffini , in, Tirano - Il centro storico . 1 a ed. Sondrio, Cooperativa editoriale Quaderni Valtellinesi, 2009, pp. 219–220.
- Mario Gianasso, Guida turistica della provincia di Sondrio 2 a ed. A cura di Banca Popolare di Sondrio, 2000, p. 331.
- Antonio Boscacci, Baruffini in, Tirano ed il suo Santuario . ed. Valmadrera, Albatros, 1993, pp. 103-108.
- Bruno Credaro, Tirano ed. A cura di Banca Piccolo Credito Valtellinese, 1958.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Comune di Tirano - Statuto .
- ↑ Paesi di Valtellina e Valchiavenna: camminate, escursioni, paesi, leggende, storia e tradizioni in Provincia di Sondrio
- ^ Ennio Emanuele Galanga, "Sintesi di storia della Valtellina medio-alta", ed, Museo Etnografico Tiranese, Sondrio, 1992
- ^ "Corrispondenza con ecclesiastici e maestri", 1804 - Archivi storici - Lombardia Beni Culturali.
- ^ Ricerca condotta dal maestro Giovanni Sandrini dell'Istituto scolastico elementare di Baruffini - Classi v - as 1978.
- ↑ Carla Moretta Soltoggio, Cento anni di vita a Tirano, ed. Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Tirano 1997.
- ^ A b S. Massera: Paesi e paesani di Valtellina nella descrizione di un anonimo del Seicento , in “Valtellina e Valchiavenna - rassegna economica della provincia di Sondrio” n. 4, 1976.
- ↑ Smuggling epic between Valtellina and Poschiavo , website: swissinfo.ch.
- ↑ B. Della Gola Bigliotti: Emigrazione temporanea in provincia di Sondrio , in Pagine sull'emigrazione in provincia di Sondrio a cura di B. Ciapponi Landi, ed. Banca Piccolo Credito Valtellinese, Sondrio 1975.
- ^ Ricerca condotta dal maestro Giovanni Sandrini dell'Istituto scolastico elementare di Baruffini - Classi v - as 1978.
- ↑ 2011 - Ufficio anagrafe - Comune di Tirano.