Chiasso

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Chiasso
Chiasso coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District : Mendrisio districtw
Circle : Balerna district
BFS no. : 5250i1 Error in expression: unrecognized punctuation mark "'" f4
Postal code : 6830
UN / LOCODE : CH CHI
Coordinates : 723 804  /  77154 coordinates: 45 ° 50 '5 "  N , 9 ° 1' 55"  O ; CH1903:  723 804  /  77154
Height : 230  m above sea level M.
Height range : 225-567 m above sea level M.
Area : 5.35  km²
Residents: 7979 (December 31, 2018)
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Website: www.chiasso.ch
Location of the municipality
Luganersee Comer See Italien Bezirk Lugano Balerna Castel San Pietro TI Chiasso Morbio Inferiore Breggia TI Vacallo Coldrerio Mendrisio Riva San Vitale Novazzano StabioMap of Chiasso
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Chiasso Stadium
Chiasso city
Pedestrian crossing in Chiasso

Chiasso [ ˈkjasːo ] ( Lombardy Ciass , German obsolete Pias ) is a municipality in the Balerna district in the Mendrisio district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

On November 25, 2007 a merger proposal failed in the municipalities of Chiasso, Morbio Inferiore and Vacallo .

Pronunciation of Chiasso

geography

The municipality in the Sottoceneri has around 8,000 inhabitants and is located on the Po plain in Mendrisiotto south of Mendrisio between Lake Lugano and Lake Como on the border with Italy .

The place Pedrinate , a formerly independent municipality belonging to Chiasso since 1976, is the landmark 75B the southernmost point of Switzerland. This makes Chiasso the southernmost Swiss municipality.

history

Aerial photo (1946)

Chiasso was first mentioned as Claso in 1140 . In the course of the 19th century (1874) Chiasso, originally a suburb of the Italian neighbor Como , became an important border town thanks to the railway with its border station and marshalling yard . Chiasso experienced an economic boom due to the railway and the population increased rapidly.

After the border stations had lost their importance, many residents migrated to the neighboring communities to the north, where jobs in the tertiary sector are available. Chiasso has seen a population decline since 1970 (then 8,868 inhabitants). From a research center for so-called Grätzel cells , which had existed since August 1994, a commercial manufacturer of monocrystalline solar cells and solar modules developed in 1999 . The proximity to sunny Italy gives the place a solid export perspective again today.

In September 1976, after long rainy weather, a landslide broke out above the gas works, which damaged one of the three propane gas tanks (although there was a fire protection wall on the opposite side, a landslide was not considered in the safety measures). After a certain time, a passing motorbike triggered an explosion of the gas cloud due to small engine sparks. The other two containers were then cooled by the fire brigade and around 2000 people evacuated in the area. Despite the cooling, the second container leaked permanently, causing a second gas cloud fire. Two ammonia containers in the cellar of the nearby Frisco factory remained undamaged.

population

Population development
year 1591 1685 1769 1801 1850 1900 1910 1920 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017
Residents 160 315 455 479 1265 3700 5722 5439 5744 9326 8583 8212 7720 7763 7737 7933 8202 8331 8182

Attractions

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

  • Parish Church of San Vitale
  • Parish hall
  • Molteni Palace
  • Ex kindergarten (municipal police)
  • Corecco Palace
  • Chiasso FFS train station
  • Magazzini Generali, Architects: Robert Maillart , Ettore Brenni
  • Ex Hotel Felix
  • Oratorio Madonna di Fatima
  • Palace City
  • Palace Camponovo, architect: Otto Glaus
  • Pedroni Palace, architect: Gianfranco Butti
  • Torretta Pedroli
  • Palace Chiesa
  • Lovati Palace
  • Cinema Teatro, architect: Americo Marazzi
  • Villino Sala, architect: Giuseppe Angelo Savi
  • In the Boffalora district , Sant'Anna Oratory
  • In the Pedrinate district , Santa Croce parish church
  • Oratory of Santo Stefano al Colle
  • Trading post
  • Santa Teresa Church in the Seseglio district

Culture

  • In 1833 the music publisher Euterpe ticinese was founded, it published music scores until 1864
  • Circolo Cultura, Insieme
  • Circolo delle Arti.
  • Galleria Fotografia Oltre
  • Musica Cittadina Chiasso
  • Jazz matinee
  • Amici del Cinema Teatro di Chiasso
  • Associazione amici del max museo
Museums, gallery, foundation
  • In 2005 the max museum was opened. It was commissioned by Aoi Huber-Kono , the widow of the graphic artist Max Huber , and realized according to the plans of the architects Pia Durisch + Aldo Nolli .
  • The Cinema Teatro , built in 1935 by the architect Americo Marazzi, was completely renovated and reopened in 2001 (film screenings, theater, music, dance).
  • Spazio Officina
  • Galleria Mosaico
  • Folini Arte Contemporanea
  • Galleria ConsArc
  • Galleria Fotografia Oltre
  • The Pro Marignano Foundation
Festivals

Various festivals are held in Chiasso. Since 1989 Chiassodanza (dance festival), since 1991 Festate (festival of world music) and since 1997 Festival di cultura e musica jazz (jazz festival).

economy

In 1951 the precious metal smelter Argor SA was founded in Chiasso . In 1988 their headquarters were moved to Mendrisio .

traffic

Customs from Chiasso to Italy

education

  • Centro di Formazione Internazionale Il Gabbiano Jonathan

Sports

Personalities

literature

  • Stefania Bianchi: Chiasso. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 2, 2005 , accessed December 30, 2019 .
  • Giuseppe L. Beeler: In grigioverde agli ordini del Col Martinoni. In: Rivista Militare. Number April 2, 2010, pp. 3–5.
  • Chiara Gerosa: Quando il col Martinoni salvò Chiasso dalla guerra. In: Giornale del Popolo . April 24, 2010, p. 6.
  • Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 464-469.
  • Simona Martinoli: "Italia e Svizzera" by Margherita Osswald-Toppi: un monumento all'amicizia fra due Paesi. In: Archivio Storico Ticinese. Number 147, Casagrande, Bellinzona 2010.
  • Vigilio Massarotti: Una vita in grigioverde. Dal caduceo all spighe. Edizioni Pedrazzini, Locarno 2009.
  • Celestino Trezzini : Chiasso. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 2: Cavadini - Daegerlen. Attinger, Neuenburg 1924, p. 563 ( digitized version ).
  • Alessandro Zanoli: Chiasso, scene dalla guerra. In: Azione. settimanale della Cooperativa Migros Ticinese, April 19, 2010, p. 5.

photos

  • Chiasso, Chiesa di San Vitale

  • Chiasso, veduta della chiesa di San Vitale

  • Chiasso, scuole comunali

  • Chiasso, biblioteca comunale

  • Chiasso, una vecchia casa del centro

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Stefania Bianchi: Chiasso. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 31, 2005 .
  3. ^ Archivio Storico Ticinese, numero 146, 2010.
  4. ↑ Stefania Bianchi: Chiasso. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 31, 2005 .
  5. ↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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. 464-469.
  7. ↑ Musikverlag Euterpe ticinese (Italian) on ricercamusica.ch/dizionario/ (accessed on: November 14, 2017.)
  8. ↑ Circolo "Cultura, Insieme" on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  9. ↑ Circolo delle Arti on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  10. ^ Galleria Fotografia Oltre on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  11. ↑ Musica Cittadina Chiasso on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  12. ↑ Jazz Matinée on ticino.ch
  13. ↑ Amici del Cinema Teatro di Chiasso at centroculturalechiasso.ch/cinema-teatro (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  14. ↑ Associazione amici del max museo at centroculturalechiasso.ch/max-museo/amici (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  15. ↑ maxmuseo on maxmuseo.ch (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  16. ↑ maxmuseo on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  17. ↑ Spazio Officina on centroculturalechiasso.ch (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  18. ^ Spazio Officina on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  19. ^ Galleria Mosaico on portal.dnb.de (accessed December 3, 2016).
  20. ↑ Folini Arte Contemporanea on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  21. ↑ Galleria Consarc on portal.dnb.de (accessed on 3 December 2016).
  22. ^ Galleria Fotografia Oltre on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  23. ^ Pro Marignano Foundation on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  24. ^ History. Argor-Heraeus, accessed July 3, 2017 .
  25. ↑ Centro di Formazione Internazionale Il Gabbiano Jonathan on portal.dnb.de (accessed on December 3, 2016).
  26. ^ Football Club Chiasso on portal.dnb.de (accessed December 3, 2016).
  27. ↑ Football Club Insubrica ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at mobile.football.ch/ftc/it/ (accessed on March 21, 2017). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mobile.football.ch