Castro TI
TI is the abbreviation for the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Castro . |
Castro | ||
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State : | Switzerland | |
Canton : | Ticino (TI) | |
District : | Blenio district | |
Municipality : | Acquarossa | |
Postal code : | 6723 | |
Coordinates : | 714 342 / 147 819 | |
Height : | 651 m above sea level M. | |
Area : | 3.00 km² | |
Residents: | 81 (December 31, 2000) | |
Population density : | 27 inhabitants per km² | |
Website: | www.acquarossa.ch | |
Castro, looking north |
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Castro ( Lombard Castra [ˈkaʃtra] ) is a fraction of the municipality Acquarossa in the district of Blenio in the Swiss canton of Ticino . Until 2004 it formed an independent political municipality .
geography
Castro is located on a terrace on the right slope of the Blenio valley on the right bank of the Brenno , 14 km northwest of Biasca .
history
In 1200 the place is mentioned for the first time in the phrase concilium de Castri . At that time, as well as in 1253, there is also talk of a castle, which may be of Lombard origin and gave the place its name.
In the Middle Ages, the village, together with Marolta and Ponto Valentino, formed a single body called consiglio . Their goods were divided between the three political communities in 1895.
On April 4, 2004, Castro merged with Corzoneso , Dongio , Largario , Leontica , Lottigna , Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco to form the newly formed municipality of Acquarossa.
population
Population development | |||||||
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year | 1567 | 1808 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1970 | 2000 |
Residents | 68 | 114 | 129 | 97 | 81 | 62 | 81 |
Attractions
- Parish church of San Giorgio, first mentioned in 1205, the current building dates from 1868
- Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova from 1730
- Casa dei Landvogti or Casa Bolla (18th century).
Personalities
literature
- Piero Bianconi (Ed.): Castro. In: Inventario delle cose d'arte e di antichità. Le Tre Valli Superiori. Leventina, Blenio, Riviera. Grassi & Co., Bellinzona 1948, pp. 35, 37.
- Sonia Fiorini: Castro. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2017 , accessed January 8, 2020 .
- Giuseppe Gallizia : Il martirologio di Castro (1554–1555). In: Archivio Storico Ticinese. 2nd series, year XXXIII, number 120, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 1996.
- Simona Martinoli u. a .: Castro. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007.
- Agostino Robertini, Silvano Toppi, Gian Piero Pedrazzi: Castro. In: Il Comune. Edizioni Giornale del Popolo, Lugano 1974, pp. 123-136.
- Celestino Trezzini : Castro. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland , Volume 2: Brusino - Caux. Attinger, Neuenburg 1924, p. 517 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Acquarossa commune data
- Office for Statistics of the Canton of Ticino: Acquarossa (Italian)
- Castro: inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino
- Castro on elexikon.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lexicon of Swiss municipality names . Edited by the Center de Dialectologie at the University of Neuchâtel under the direction of Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld / Lausanne 2005, p. 222.
- ^ Sonia Fiorini: Castro. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 15th December 2016 .
- ^ A b c Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History . Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , p. 89. 102-103.
- ↑ Alberto Caldelari: Arte e storia in Ticino . Ente Ticinese per il turismo, Bellinzona 1975, p. 35 .