Morbio inferiore
Morbio inferiore | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Ticino (TI) |
District : | Mendrisio district |
Circle : | Balerna district |
BFS no. : | 5257 |
Postal code : | 6834 |
Coordinates : | 722 579 / 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 |
Location of the municipality | |
Morbio Inferiore is a municipality in the Balerna district in the Mendrisio district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .
geography
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
On November 25, 2007 a merger proposal failed in the municipalities of Chiasso , Morbio Inferiore and Vacallo .
population
Population development | |||||||||||||||
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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
- The main attraction is the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- San Giorgio Church
Civil buildings
- 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
- Official website of the municipality of Morbio Inferiore
- Data from the municipality of Morbio Inferiore
- Office for Statistics of the Canton of Ticino: Morbio Inferiore
- Morbio Inferiore: inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino
- Morbio Inferiore on elexikon.ch
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 .
- ↑ Stefania Bianchi: Morbio Inferiore. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 17, 2009 .
- ↑ Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- ↑ a b c d e Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 470–473.
- ^ Church of San Giorgio in portal.dnb.de (accessed on: June 11, 2016.)
- ↑ Middle School
- ↑ Villa Valsangiacomo (archaeological site)
- ^ Clara Agustoni, La villa romana di Morbio Inferiore. (Italian) on e-periodica.ch (accessed January 15, 2017).
- ↑ Gole della Breggia Natural Park
- ^ Parco delle Gole della Breggia
- ^ Museum of the Catholic Parish
- ^ Corale Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- ^ Civica Filarmonica Morbio Inferiore
- ^ Amici parco della Breggia
- ↑ Associazione Culturale ArtinScena
- ^ Associazione Settembre Organistico
- ^ Società federale di ginnastica
- ^ Società federale ginnastica (Swiss Gymnastics Federation) Sezione Morbio Inferiore
- ^ Società di pallavolo Morbio Inferiore
- ^ Società di scopa Mulinello della Breggia