Bruzella
Bruzella | ||
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State : | Switzerland | |
Canton : | Ticino (TI) | |
District : | Mendrisio district | |
Municipality : | Breggia | |
Postal code : | 6837 | |
Coordinates : | 724 053 / 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 | |
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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 .
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 | |||||||||
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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
- Data from the municipality of Breggia
- Office for Statistics of the Canton of Ticino: Breggia
- Bruzella: Inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino
- Bruzella on elexikon.ch
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.)