Mendrisio

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Mendrisio
Mendrisio coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District : Mendrisio districtw
Circle : Mendrisio district
BFS no. : 5254i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6825 Capolago
6850 Mendrisio
6852 Genestrerio
6853 Ligornetto
6862 Rancate
6863 Besazio
6864 Arzo
6865 Tremona
6866 Meride
6872 Salorino
UN / LOCODE : CH MEN
Coordinates : 719 957  /  80629 coordinates: 45 ° 52 '0 "  N , 8 ° 59' 0"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and nineteen thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven  /  80629
Height : 354  m above sea level M.
Height range : 270–1466 m above sea level M.
Area : 31.77  km²
Residents: i14,942 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 470 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.mendrisio.ch
Mendrisio

Mendrisio

Location of the municipality
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Mendrisio is a political municipality and capital of both the Mendrisio district and the Mendrisio district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland . The German or Lombard name Mendris is no longer used. Residents will Mendriser or Mendrisier called.

geography

Aerial photo (1964)

Mendrisio is located on Laveggio about 18 kilometers south of Lugano and about five kilometers from the border with Italy . The municipal area extends up to the "Bellavista" area on Monte Generoso . Neighboring municipalities are Brusino Arsizio , Melano , Riva San Vitale , Castel San Pietro TI , Coldrerio , Novazzano and Stabio .

history

Foundation and Middle Ages

The fact that Mendrisio was settled at the time of the Celts and Romans is confirmed by a plaque for Publius Valerius Dromone in the old bell tower. Mendrisio is mentioned for the first time as Mendrici in 793 , probably a genitive of Mendricus or Manricus , the name of a leader of a Longobard tribe.

In the Middle Ages , Mendrisio with its three castles belonged to the area of ​​influence of the city of Como . In 1335 Mendrisio became part of the State of Milan together with Como.

15th to 16th century

In 1433 the Duke of Milan Filippo Maria Visconti gave the village of Mendrisio to the Sanseverino family, who left the place in 1485. Mendrisio came under the direct control of the Duke of Milan. In 1499 the Mendrisiotto was occupied by the French, after 1517 it was conquered by the Swiss.

18th to 20th century

From 1810 to 1813 the area was temporarily occupied by the troops of the Kingdom of Italy .

Community merger

Mendrisio merged on April 4, 2004 with the former municipality of Salorino . On April 5, 2009, the merger of the municipalities of Arzo , Capolago , Genestrerio , Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona to form the new municipality of Mendrisio became legally binding. On April 13, 2013 Meride , Ligornetto and Besazio were incorporated.

City quarters

Quarter Incorporation population
Quarters of Mendrisio
Arzo April 5, 2009 1131
Besazio April 14, 2013 618
Capolago April 5, 2009 768
Genestrerio April 5, 2009 920
Ligornetto April 14, 2013 1716
Mendrisio - 6189
Meride April 14, 2013 314
Rancate April 5, 2009 1453
Salorino April 4, 2004 499
Tremona April 5, 2009 441

population

Population development
year 1591 1643 1696 1801 1850 1900 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2002 2005 2009 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018
Residents 962 862 1151 1290 1972 3338 4602 6146 11084 11080 12252 12467 13238 13793 14213 14499 14929 15110 14914 14942

politics

8th
4th
19th
17th
12
8th 4th 19th 17th 12 
A total of 60 seats

The legislature of the city of Mendrisio is the consiglio comunale ( municipality council ), consisting of 60 members. The graphic on the right shows the composition as of October 2016.

The executive is formed by the seven-member municipio ( local council ). As of October 2016, it is composed as follows: 3 CVP , 2 FDP , 1 SP , 1 Lega . He has been chaired by Sindaco (mayor) Carlo Croci (CVP) since 1996 .

traffic

Mendrisio is on the Lugano - Como railway line and is the starting point of the Mendrisio – Stabio - Varese railway , which went into operation in 2018.

In the first half of the 1990s, Ticino and especially Mendrisiotto suffered from the global economic crisis. In this situation, the large-scale “VEL-1 Mendrisio” trial was a welcome boost to the economy. Between 1994 and 2001, 400 electric vehicles were sold to private customers and 80 charging stations were set up. Their use was monitored and researched over several years.

The use of electric vehicles was demonstrated in the large-scale test in Mendrisio. The VEL2 project followed in the canton of Ticino from 2001–2004. This also aimed to make the population aware of energy-efficient vehicles. The aim is to lower energy consumption or reduce CO 2 emissions. The follow-up project to the large-scale test was intended to bridge the gap to VEL3 (2005–2013), which provides for a self-supporting, neutral bonus penalty. Through the large-scale test, Mendrisio created an international name for itself as a competence center for electric vehicles. See also electric mobility in Switzerland .

Art and culture

  • The Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) was founded in 1996 as the first state university in the Canton of Ticino. It is based in Lugano or Mendrisio. The languages ​​of instruction are Italian and English.
  • Archivio del Moderno

Events

  • Le processioni storiche
  • Il Palio degli Asini
  • Festival Jazz Mendrisio
  • Sagra dell'uva

Attractions

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

  • Medieval church of San Giovanni Battista with Roman mosaic, Servite monastery and Roman oratory Saint Mary
  • Collegiate Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano
  • Santa Maria in Borgo Church
  • Medieval tower
  • Romanesque church of San Martino in the Prati di San Martino district
  • Romanesque church of San Sisinio in the district of Alla Torre
  • Roman villa with mosaic
  • Former hospital. The neo-classical building was planned by Luigi Fontana and opened in 1860. It has housed the architecture academy since 1996
  • Pretorio Palace (Municipal House)
  • Casa Croci, called Carlasc , Museo del Trasparente
  • Kino-Theater-Mignon in Art Nouveau style
  • Torriani Palace
  • Palazzo Pollini
  • Villa Argentina, Università della Svizzera italiana, Accademia di architettura
  • Villa Foresta
  • Ferrazzini Palace
  • Medieval tower
  • Casa dei Pagani Tre buchi (Pagan "House Three Holes")
  • Museo d'arte Mendrisio
  • Baumgartner Galerie (permanent exhibition of model trains )
  • Art Museum (housed in the old Servite monastery since 1982. The permanent collection includes more than 1,200 works of art)
  • Università della Svizzera italiana, Accademia di architettura
  • Accademia Gallery
  • Fondazione Archivio del Moderno
  • Galleria Stella Nove

Sports

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Mendrisio  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Further content in the
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photos

  • Old town at night

  • The architecture academy of the University of Italian Switzerland in the Palazzo Turconi in Mendrisio with the sculpture "L'Oiseau amourex" by Niki de Saint Phalle

  • Casa dell'accademia, residence of the Accademia di architettura, Università della Svizzera italiana, in Mendrisio

  • Collegiate Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano

  • Church of San Giovanni

  • Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Borgo

  • Church of San Sisinio alla Torre

  • San Martino Church

  • Pollini Palace

  • Villa Argentina

  • House Croci

  • Heidenhaus Tre Buchi

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: Mendrisio (Vogtei, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 18th January 2017 .
  3. ^ Mario Medici: Storia di Mendrisio. Volume I, Mendrisio 1980.
  4. ^ Renato Simoni: Mendrisio (community). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 18th January 2017 .
  5. ↑ Consiglieri comunali 2016-2020. Città di Mendrisio, accessed October 29, 2016 (Italian).
  6. ^ Synthesis report on the large-scale experiment
  7. ↑ Marco Marcacci: University of Italian Switzerland. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 7, 2013 .
  8. ^ Archivio del Moderno
  9. ↑ Le processioni storiche on processionimendrisio.ch
  10. ↑ (donkey race) Il Palio degli asini on ticino.ch
  11. ↑ Estival Jazz Mendrisio on ticino.ch
  12. ↑ Sagra dell'uva on ticino.ch
  13. ↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ 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. 438–453.
  15. ^ Church of San Sisinio alla Torre
  16. ↑ Roman villa with mosaic
  17. ↑ Croci residence
  18. ↑ Museo del Trasparente (Italian) at ticino.ch/it/commons/details/Museo-del-Trasparente
  19. ↑ Casa Croci on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node
  20. ↑ Pollini Palace
  21. ↑ Palazzo Pollini on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node
  22. ^ Villa Argentina
  23. ^ Villa Argentina, Università della Svizzera italiana, Accademia di architettura on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node
  24. ↑ Pagan House "Three Holes"
  25. ^ Museo d'arte Mendrisio
  26. ↑ Galleria Baumgartner
  27. ^ Accademia di architettura
  28. ↑ Università della Svizzera italiana on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node
  29. ^ Fondazione Archivio del Moderno
  30. ↑ Galleria Stella Nove on stellanove.ch (accessed on October 6, 2016)
  31. ↑ Football Club Mendrisio on fcmendrisio.ch