Bruzella

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Ticino (TI)

District :

Mendrisio district

Municipality :

Breggia

Postal code :

6837

Coordinates :

724 053 / 82385 coordinates: 45 ° 52 '54 " N , 9 ° 2' 11" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and twenty-four thousand and fifty-three / 82385

Height :

614 m above sea level M.

Area :

3.4 km²

Residents:

180 (December 31, 2008)

Population density :

53 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.comunebreggia.ch

Bruzella

map

Parish before the merger on October 24, 2009

Emilio Bossi monument

Old Mill

Bruzella is a place in the municipality of Breggia in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

geography

Bruzella is located above Chiasso on the left side of the Muggio valley on a terraced slope. The municipality borders on Italy at Monte Bisbino .

Aerial photo (1964)

history

In 852 Bruzella was mentioned as Brusella . The village used to belong to the parish of Balerna , then formed a parish with Caneggio and separated from it in the early 19th century. In Bruzella the forest was mainly used and cheese was made. Today Bruzella is largely inhabited by retired people and commuters (80% of the working population).

Bruzella was an independent municipality until October 25, 2009 , when it merged with the municipalities of Cabbio , Caneggio , Morbio Superiore , Muggio , Sagno to form the municipality of Breggia .

population

Population development
year	1648	1723	1801	1850	1900	1950	1990	2000	2008
Residents	148	131	150	200	248	186	149	183	180

Attractions

Parish Church of San Siro
Emilio Bossi's monument
Old mill that is also featured on a Swiss postage stamp
Old stone bridge of the mill

Events

Art gallery Fondazione Rolla

Personalities

literature

Stefania Bianchi: Bruzella. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 11, 2017 , accessed January 7, 2020 .
Giuseppe Martinola : Inventario d'arte del Mendrisiotto. Volume I, Edizioni dello Stato, Bellinzona 1975, pp. 82-87.
Celestino Trezzini : Bruzella. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 2, Busino - Caux Attinger, Neuchâtel 1924, p. 381 ( digitized version ).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Stefania Bianchi: Bruzella. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 11, 2017 , accessed January 7, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 483–484.
^ Fondazione Rolla art gallery in portal.dnb.de (accessed on: June 4, 2016.)

[1] Stefania Bianchi: Bruzella. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 11, 2017 , accessed January 7, 2020 .

[Martinoli-2] Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 483–484.

[3] Fondazione Rolla art gallery in portal.dnb.de (accessed on: June 4, 2016.)