Morbio inferiore

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Morbio inferiore
Coat of arms of Morbio Inferiore
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District : Mendrisio districtw
Circle : Balerna district
BFS no. : 5257i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6834
Coordinates : 722 579  /  79292 coordinates: 45 ° 51 '15 "  N , 9 ° 1' 0"  O ; CH1903:  722579  /  79292
Height : 342  m above sea level M.
Height range : 235-562 m above sea level M.
Area : 2.26  km²
Residents: 4576 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 2025 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.morbioinf.ch
Morbio Inferiore.jpg

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 Morbio Inferiore
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Morbio Inferiore is a municipality in the Balerna district in the Mendrisio district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1964)

The community is 342 m above sea level. M. in Mendrisiotto . Neighboring municipalities are Castel San Pietro , Vacallo , Breggia , Balerna and Chiasso .

history

The village is first mentioned in 1148 under the then name Morbio Subteriori . In 1851, 1913 and 1920, Roman and prehistoric tombs were discovered in Morbio Inferiore, and in 1920 the remains of a Roman villa and Roman thermal baths near Boffalora.

Community merger

Parish hall

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

population

Population development
year 1671 1703 1769 1801 1850 1900 1950 2000 2005 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017
Residents 341 374 434 471 700 911 1255 4105 4284 4341 4418 4683 4597 4572

Attractions

Sacred buildings

Basilica of Santa Maria dei Miracoli

Civil buildings

Pierino Selmoni, Gigante
  • Middle school (1972/1977), architect: Mario Botta and Gigante by the sculptor Pierino Selmoni
  • Villa Valsangiacomo (archaeological site)

Others

  • two Romanesque sarcophagi

Paleontological Park

  • Gole della Breggia Natural Park

Culture

  • Catholic Parish Museum
  • Corale Santa Maria dei Miracoli
  • Civica Filarmonica Morbio Inferiore
  • Amici parco della Breggia
  • Associazione culturale ArtinScena
  • Associazione Settembre Organistico

Sports

  • Società federale di ginnastica (Swiss Gymnastics Federation), Sezione Morbio Inferiore
  • Società di pallavolo Morbio Inferiore
  • Società di scopa Mulinello della Breggia

Personalities

literature

  • Bernhard Anderes: Morbio Inferiore. In: Guida d'Arte della Svizzera Italiana . Edizioni Trelingue, Porza-Lugano 1980, pp. 376-379.
  • Stefania Bianchi: Morbio Inferiore. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 28, 2008 , accessed December 31, 2019 .
  • Giuseppe Martinola (Ed.): Morbio Inferiore. In: Invito al Mendrisiotto. Lions Club del Mendrisiotto, Bellinzona 1965, pp. 47-50; Idem, Inventario d'arte del Mendrisiotto . Volume I, Edizioni dello Stato, Bellinzona 1975, pp. 350-381, 490-497.
  • Simona Martinoli among others: Morbio Inferiore. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 470-472.
  • Siro Ortelli: Consoli e municipi nell'antica Morbio Sotto. 1975.
  • Celestino Trezzini : Morbio Inferiore. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 5: Monopole - Neuenkirch. Attinger, Neuenburg 1929, pp. 158, 159 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Morbio Inferiore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence