Lavizzara

Lavizzara

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District :	Vallemaggia districtw
Circle :	Lavizzara district
BFS no. :	5323i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	6692 Brontallo 6692 Menzonio 6694 Prato-Sornico 6695 Peccia 6695 Sornico 6696 Broglio 6696 Fusio
Coordinates :	693 858 / 143914 coordinates: 46 ° 26 '24 " N , 8 ° 39' 36" O ; CH1903: 693 858 / 14391446.44 8.66 702
Height :	702 m above sea level M.
Height range :	477-3069 m above sea level M.
Area :	187.53 km²
Residents:	509 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	3 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.lavizzara.ch
Location of the municipality
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Lavizzara is a municipality in the county lavizzara , vallemaggia , the Swiss canton of Ticino . The municipality was created through the merger of the former municipalities of Broglio , Brontallo , Fusio , Menzonio , Peccia and Prato-Sornico on April 4, 2004.

geography

Brontallo

Aerial photo (1954)

The municipality covers the entire north-eastern part of the district of Vallemaggia. The main valley is the Val Lavizzara , to which the Val Sambuco connects to the north near Fusio . The most important side valleys are the Val di Peccia, a western side valley that turns west near Peccia and the Val di Prato east of Prato . In the northwest of the municipality is the Lago del Narèt (2,240 m above sea level), which forms the source of the Maggia river . The Maggia flows from there through the Val Sambuco into the Lago del Sambuco (1,461 m above sea level); this reservoir was created in 1956.

The Laghetti east of the Lago di Naret, the Lago di Mognola (2,003 m above sea level ) east of the hamlet Mogno and the Lago di Tomeo (1,692 m above sea level) in the southeast of the municipality are other larger lakes. The largest inflow into the upper Maggia is the Peccia brook , which joins Peccia from the left. There are numerous smaller streams in the municipality. A large part of the community consists of high Alps and mountains. The entire valley is enclosed by a mountain range, which looks like a lying horseshoe oriented to the southwest.

The most important peaks are the Cristallina (2,912 m above sea level), the Campo Tencia (3,072 m above sea level), the Corona di Redorta (2,804 m above sea level) and the Monte Zucchero ( 2,735 m above sea level). Between the Val Bavona, the Val di Peccia and the Val Lavizzara (from west to east) there is another horseshoe-shaped mountain range, mostly at an altitude of 2,600 m above sea level. M. achieved. The highest peak in this group is the Poncione di Braga at 2,864 m above sea level. M.

Of the total municipal area of over 187 km², more than half, namely 53.9%, are unproductive areas (mostly mountains and lakes). Another 30.2% is covered by forest and wood. Only 15.2% of the community area can be used for agriculture; These are predominantly high alps, which only allow cattle breeding (sheep, goats and cows). The remaining area of 0.7% is settlement area.

Neighboring communities are Airolo , Cevio , Dalpe , Faido , Sonogno , Cugnasco-Gerra and Maggia .

population

Population development

Population development
year	2003	2010	2017
Residents	583	535	526

The area could never feed many people. That is why residents emigrated centuries ago. Many only moved seasonally to Italy , France and Holland , where they hired themselves as chimney sweeps, bricklayers, weavers and henchmen. Permanent mass emigration began in the 19th century; The main destinations were California and Australia .

Several settlements have become depopulated. In the 20th century, many young people left their homeland due to the seclusion and lack of economic opportunities and settled in Locarno , Lugano and other economic areas in Ticino. The majority of the elderly live in many hamlets today. This forced the different parishes of the Lavizzara County to merge into a single parish.

languages

The colloquial language of the long -established residents is a West Lombard dialect ( ün, dü, tri instead of “uno, due, tre” for “one, two, three”). Some Italians and German-speaking Swiss have immigrated. In the last census in 2000, 498 (= 93.79%) of the 531 residents stated Italian as their main language, and another 20 people (= 3.77%) stated German as their main language.

Religions - denominations

In 2000, 92.28% were Roman Catholic Christians. In addition, there were 2.82% non-denominational and 2.26% Evangelical Reformed Christians.

Origin - nationality

At the end of 2004, 558 (= 96.37%) of the 579 inhabitants were Swiss citizens. Most of the foreigners are of Italian origin.

politics

The municipal council consists of seven people. The mayor is Gabriele Dazio.

economy

In earlier times, the majority of the population lived from agriculture. Many people now work in other communities in the Maggia Valley and in the Locarno region. The number of people living on agriculture fell from 89 to 20 between 1970 and 2000. The number of people working in industry and trade has also decreased, albeit not as strongly. Today the majority of people work in service jobs. The number of commuters has increased massively in the last twenty years. Only in Peccia and Prato-Sornico do the majority of workers work in their own municipality. Tourism does not play a significant role in this part of the Maggia Valley.

In the district of Peccia there is a sculpture school (Scuola di Scultura di Peccia).

traffic

Parts of the community are accessible with postbus courses. However, these only run with a few courses per direction and only during the day. Therefore, most of the residents used their private car. The road down to Locarno is in good condition and can also be used in winter.

Attractions

In the district of Fusio: Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Tower House (1898)
Albergo Pineta (1905)
Settlement at Mott d'Orei
In the Fontaned district: Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie
In the Mogno district: Parish Church of San Giovanni Battista, architect: Mario Botta
In the Piani di Peccia district, Madonna della Neve oratory with Renaissance frescoes
In the district of San Carlo: pillar with a cross made of stone
In the Veia district: Oratory Madonna del Carmine
In the Peccia district: Parish Church of Sant'Antonio Abate
Oratory Madonna della Misericordia
House with fresco Madonna and Child and Saints Antonio abate and Rocco
Prayer Chapel del Filiz
Bürgergemeindehaus
In the Sornico district: Church of San Martino
Community House (1500)
Moretti house (XVII century)
In the Prato district: Parish Church of Santi Fabiano and Sebastiano
Oratorio di Vedla
Oratory San Carlo>
In the Broglio district: Parish church of Santa Maria Lauretana and ossuary
Pometta house formerly Coreggione d'Orello
Prayer Chapel Sacro Cuore
In the Monti di Rima district: Madonna della Neve oratory and monolithic stone fountain
Four praying chapels
Three elevated granaries
In the Menzonio district: Parish church of Santi Giacomo and Filippo <
Oratorio Vergine Assunta with works by the sculptor Gianfredo Camesi
In the Brontallo district: Parish Church of San Giorgio
Ossuary
Oratory of Sant'Antonio
Stone bridge della Merla
Aquedotto di Canaa
Military fortifications on both sides on the heights of the valley of the Lavizzara position built in 1940 .

Personalities

Paolo Bagnato, master builder, father of the baroque master builder Johann Caspar Bagnato , was born in Peccia .
Giovanni Giulio Gerolamo Berna (1717–1804), Roman Catholic clergyman and library founder, born in Prato
Giuseppe Belli (born August 14, 1752 in Prato (Vallemaggia) ; † after 1802 ibid), representative of the canton of Lugano in the Swiss Senate and member of the cantonal assembly
Martino Signorelli (born July 10, 1896 in Prato Vallemaggia, † November 14, 1975 in Locarno ), priest, music lecturer, director of the seminary of Lugano , historian

literature

Giovanni Bianconi : Vallemaggia. Edizioni LEMA, Agno 1969.
Editor: Lavizzara (municipality). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 17, 2017 , accessed December 31, 2019 .
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History . Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 .
Martino Signorelli: Storia della Valmaggia. Tipografia Stazione SA, Locarno 1972, pp. 239-240, 249-252, 289, 297, 301-302, 374-378, 391-396, 398, 407-408, 409.