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Coat of arms of Brè-Aldesago
Coat of arms of Lugano
Brè-Aldesago
district of Lugano
Map of Brè-Aldesago
Coordinates 719 323  /  96325 coordinates: 46 ° 0 '29 "  N , 8 ° 58' 45"  O ; CH1903:  719 323  /  96325
height Ø 600  m
Residents 855 (December 31, 2015)
Incorporation 1972
BFS no. 519-2001 (Aldesago)
519-2003 (Brè)
Post Code 6974
Parish before the 1972 merger
Village of Brè

From 1953 to 1972, Brè-Aldesago was the name of an independent political municipality in the canton of Ticino , in the Lugano Ost district , in the Lugano district , in Switzerland . It was opened in the city of Lugano in 1972 .

Today the village of Brè [ˈbrɛ] (351 inhabitants) , which was independent until 1953, is primarily of tourist importance as an artists' village , while Aldesago (504 inhabitants) has its own character as a residential area of ​​Lugano.

geography

Aerial photograph by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Brè is located on a plateau at an altitude of 800 m below the Monte Brè summit (925 m), which is Lugano's local mountain and a well-known viewpoint with a funicular. From Lugano, a road (approx. 9 km) and hiking trails (stairs ascent) from Lugano-Cassarate and Lugano-Gandria connect the village with Lake Lugano approx. 500 m below.

history

Brè was first mentioned under this name in 1280 and under other name variations in the 14th century. Archaeological finds (necropolises) suggest a Roman or possibly pre-Roman settlement. In the Middle Ages, possessions in Brè are attested for the monastery of San Abbondio and families in Como . The village of Brè was characterized by cattle breeding. In the second half of the 19th century, this branch of industry offered too few prospects, which resulted in a wave of residents emigrating as masons or farmers, particularly to the United States and South America.

Until 1912, Brè could only be reached by mule track from Lugano. With the construction of the driveway and the funicular (finished in 1912) Brè was opened up for tourism; a first hotel was built. In the period that followed, the quiet place in its exposed location high above the lake attracted numerous artists; one of them was Wilhelm Schmid , a painter of the New Objectivity , who spent the evening of his life in Brè and left his house as a museum after his death in 1971. The Hungarian painter Jozeph Birò and the Sardinian Aligi Sassu also spent their last artistic creative phase in Brè. The autodidactic painters Pasquale Gilardi and Luigi Taddei were born in Brè at the end of the 19th century . Living artists on site are the graphic artist and sculptor Marco Prati , Antonio Scoppazini and the theater director Michel Poletti .

The living conditions for the villagers were harsh until the middle of the 20th century. Until 1950 Brè had no connection to the municipal drinking water supply; Water had to be drawn from wells. Up until around 1970, cigarette smuggling was an active source of secondary income. Today tourism is one of the most important industries.

Local civil parish

  • President: Patrick Pizzagalli

population

Population development
year 1591 1801 1850 1900 1950 1970 2000 2015 2019
Residents 178 244 378 393 400 411 834 855 1067

Attractions

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

  • The parish church of Santi Simone e Fedele (reference to two martyrs from Como) is only attested to in 1591, the Romanesque tower, however, shows a much older origin. The basilica was changed in the 18th century. The interior has baroque frescoes Sant'Antonio abate, San Carlo Borromeo, a painting Transito di San Giuseppe , but also paintings from the 1940s by Jozeph Birò. A Christophorus fresco on the outer wall comes from Luigi Taddei.
  • Church, village square with wash fountain ( Lavatoio ) and the streets that extend from it form the harmonious ensemble of a Ticino village that has been preserved in its original layout
  • The Wilhelm Schmid Museum shows a selection of the artist's works and documents his life.
  • The Arredo Artistico , which begins at the church forecourt, leads as a circular route past numerous works by the artists of Brè.

Events

  • AiEP Avventure in Elicottero Prodotti

photos

  • Brè from Monte Brè

  • Parish Church of Santi Simone e Fedele

  • Winding streets in Bré (Lugano)

  • Sculpture by Emilio Rissone

  • Art in Brè: Depiction of St. Fedele, martyr of Como, on the outside of a house wall (Aligi Sassu, 1995)

Personalities

  • Pasquale Gilardi, called Lelèn , (born November 26, 1885 in Brè, † 1934 in Lugano), poet
  • Wilhelm Schmid (painter) (1892–1971), a Swiss painter
  • Luigi Taddei (born August 27, 1898 in Brè, † January 24, 1992 in Albonago), painter
  • Joseph Birò , painter
  • Aligi Sassu (born July 17, 1912 in Milan , † July 17, 2000 in Pollença ), painter, sculptor
  • Julio Taddei Dominguez (born October 25, 1938 in Brè-Albonago), painter
  • Corinne Hofmann (* 1960) called Masai bianca , German author.
  • Marco Prati, sculptor.
  • Francesco Gilardi, politician, poet
  • Antonio Scopazzini, artist, painter, photographer
  • Patrick Pizzagalli, politician ( Lega dei Ticinesi ), president of the local community, Lugano municipal council.

literature

  • Antonio Gili: Brè-Aldesago. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 8, 2011 , accessed December 31, 2019 .
  • Peter Lehner: On the geology of the area of ​​Denti della Vecchia, Monte Boglia, Monte Bré and Monte San Salvatore near Lugano. In: Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae. Vol. 45. 1952, number 1, Basel 1952.
  • Simona Martinoli u. a .: Brè. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 320, 321.
  • Celestino Trezzini : Brè In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 2, Biondetti - Brupbacher , Attinger, Neuenburg 1924, p. 345 ( digitized version ), (accessed on July 2, 2017).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monte Brè on portal.dnb.de (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  2. ↑ Monte Brè (mountain) on portal.dnb.de (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  3. ↑ Funicular at portal.dnb.de (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  4. ^ Antonio Gili: Brè-Aldesago. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 8, 2011 .
  5. ^ Local citizen community of Brè (Italian) at lugano.ch/citta-amministrazione/patriziati (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  6. ^ Antonio Gili: Brè-Aldesago. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 8, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Population of Bre-Aldesago at the end of 2019 on statistica.lugano.ch/site/demografia/
  8. ↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ a b c d Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 320–321.
  10. ^ Wilhelm Schmid Museum
  11. ↑ AIEP Avventure in Elicottero Prodotti
  12. ↑ Pasquale Gilardi on luganobre.ch/de (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  13. ↑ Luigi Taddei. In: Sikart
  14. ↑ Joseph Birò at luganomontebre.ch/index/de/jozsef-biro/ (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  15. ↑ Aligi Sassu on luganomontebre.ch/index/de/Aligi-Sassu (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  16. ↑ Julio Taddei Dominguez. In: Sikart
  17. ↑ Marco Prati on luganomontebre.ch/index/de/marco-prati (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  18. ↑ Francesco Gilardi at rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cultura/colpo-di-poesia/ (accessed on November 22, 2016).
  19. ↑ Antonio Scopazzini Artist on luganomontebre.ch/index/arte-e-cultura/ (accessed on November 22, 2016).