Frasco

Frasco

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District :	Locarno districtw
Circle :	Verzasca district
BFS no. :	5105i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	6636
Coordinates :	705 199 / 132650 coordinates: 46 ° 20 '13 " N , 8 ° 48' 18" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and five thousand one hundred and ninety-nine / 13265046,337 8,805 885
Height :	885 m above sea level M.
Height range :	838–2740 m above sea level M.
Area :	25.95 km²
Residents:	112 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	4 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.frasco.ch
Church of San Bernardo d'Aosta in Frasco
Location of the municipality
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Stations of the Cross

Frasco is a municipality in the Verzasca Valley in the Verzasca district . It belongs to the Locarno district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland . The Efra flows through the community .

Neighboring communities are Chironico , Giornico , Personico , Cugnasco-Gerra , Lavertezzo and Sonogno .

coat of arms

Blazon : In blue, a silver fish flying obliquely to the left.

geography

Aerial photo from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Neighboring communities are Chironico , Giornico , Personico , Cugnasco-Gerra , Lavertezzo and Sonogno . The Efra torrent flows through the municipality .

history

The village is mentioned as Ferasco de Verzasca in 1219. It used to belong to the parish of the Verzasca valley and to the parish of Vogorno , from which it separated between 1395 and 1518.

Avalanche disaster on February 11, 1951

The village of Frasco was badly hit in the winter of 1951. After intense snowfall, on February 11, 1951 at 9:30 p.m., the snow cover above Monte Pampinedo broke away over a width of around 600 meters . The amount of snow moved through several gullies down into the valley and combined into a single huge avalanche that led into the middle of the village and almost reached the church. 10 houses, 14 stables and 8 barns were buried.

There were still 14 people in the buried houses. Ten people were rescued alive, one of whom died from serious injuries after 10 days. The remaining four people could only be rescued dead, so five people died from this avalanche. In addition to the material damage to the 22 buildings, the loss of 20 sheep, a pig and 33 chickens. 5 hectares of forest were also damaged, with a loss of 50 m³ of wood. The telephone and power lines were also cut and the street was buried.

Local civil parish

Active local citizen families and their nicknames are Badasci (Contitt, Pachitt, Cünt), Bernardasci (Mücc, Tobia, Vermasgioi, Stifen, Tasca, Vardacca), Dughi, Ferrasci, Ferrini (Anitt, Chiolitt, Parraca), Giottonini (Tambéss, Biaschitt, Pantòll , Fortünée), Joppini (Garétitt), Lanini (Grénitt, Baditt, Tasca, Carioritt), Lesnini (Trüsa), Marci (Betòi, Martüscila) and Martella (Manüill, Batistòi, Cicc).

population

Population development
year	1626	1850	1900	1950	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016	2017
Residents	550	445	345	128	65	61	57	100	105	102	104	107	107

Attractions

Parish Church of San Bernardo Abate
Stations of the Cross in the cemetery (1749)
Electricity company (1925)
Old Mill (1880)
Schalenstein in Val Vogornesso in the district of Vald (1028 m above sea level)

literature

Piero Bianconi : Frasco. In: I dipinti murali della Verzasca. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1934, pp. 32, 54, 71.
Franco Binda: Il mistero delle incisioni , Armando Dadò editore, Locarno 2013, ISBN 978-88-8281-353-6 .
Rinaldo Giambonini, Agostino Robertini, Silvano Toppi: Frasco. In: Il Comune. Edizioni Giornale del Popolo, Lugano 1971, pp. 141-152.
Virgilio Gilardoni : Il Romanico. Catalogo dei monumenti nella Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino. La Vesconta, Casagrande SA, Bellinzona 1967, p. 328.
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, p. 232.
Giuseppe Mondada: Frasco. In: Catalogo delle pitture murali fino alla metà dell'Ottocento. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Bellinzona 1934, pp. 77-79.
Daniela Pauli Falconi: Frasco. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 15, 2011 , accessed December 31, 2019 .
Johann Rudolf Rahn : I monumenti artistici del medio evo nel Cantone Ticino. Tipo-Litografia di Carlo Salvioni, Bellinzona 1894, p. 98.
Elfi Rüsch: I monumenti d'arte e di storia del Canton Ticino. Distretto di Locarno IV: La Verzasca, il Pedemonte, le Centovalli e l'Onsernone. (= The art monuments of Switzerland. Volume 123). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History SKG. Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-03797-084-3 , pp. 102–126.
Celestino Trezzini : Frasco. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland , Volume 3, Fè - Freibergen. Attinger, Neuenburg 1926, p. 232 ( digitized version ).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ Christian Pfister: The day after, on the management of natural disasters in Switzerland 1500-2000 . 2002, Haupt, ISBN 3-258-06436-9 , p. 162
^ Daniela Pauli Falconi: Frasco. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 21, 2009 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History , Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , p. 232.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Elfi Rüsch: Distretto di Locarno IV. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History , Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-03797-084-3 , pp. 102–114.
^ Franco Binda: Il mistero delle incisioni , Armando Dadò editore, Locarno 2013, pp. 64–65.

[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] Christian Pfister: The day after, on the management of natural disasters in Switzerland 1500-2000 . 2002, Haupt, ISBN 3-258-06436-9 , p. 162

[3] Daniela Pauli Falconi: Frasco. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 21, 2009 .

[Martinoli-4] Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History , Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , p. 232.

[Rüsch-5] Elfi Rüsch: Distretto di Locarno IV. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History , Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-03797-084-3 , pp. 102–114.

[6] Franco Binda: Il mistero delle incisioni , Armando Dadò editore, Locarno 2013, pp. 64–65.