Morbio Superiore

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Ticino (TI)

District :

Mendrisio

Municipality :

Breggia

Postal code :

6835

Coordinates :

722 873 / 80102 coordinates: 45 ° 51 '41 " N , 9 ° 1' 15" O ; CH1903: seven hundred twenty-two thousand eight hundred and seventy-three / 80102

Height :

458 m above sea level M.

Area :

2.8 km²

Residents:

687 (December 31, 2008)

Population density :

245 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.comunebreggia.ch

map

Parish before the merger on October 24, 2009

Former Saceba cement plant

Mount Sasso Gordona

Morbio Superiore was a municipality in the Caneggio district in the Mendrisio district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

geography

The historic town center is on a gently sloping slope, about 450 m above sea level. M. It consists of old Ticino town houses, courtyards and a few villas as well as the two churches of San Giovanni and Chiesa Sant'Anna . The latter is known for its frescoes from the late Baroque period . There are several vineyards in the area. A new district has recently been built on the road to Muggio. There is a kindergarten and a library in the village. The children have to go to school in the neighboring village of Morbio Inferiore , and the nearest grocery store is also there.

In the area of Morbio Superiore there is a geological excavation site with fossil finds and exposed strata, which is also accessible to visitors.

history

Aerial photo (1964)

The village was first mentioned in 1116 under the then name Morbio de Supra , a municipality that originally belonged to Balerna . In 1591 she formed a sub- parish with Sagno ; this village separated from it in 1802.

Fusion in the valley of the Breggia

On April 20, 2008, the merger of the municipalities of Bruzella , Cabbio , Caneggio , Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno to form the municipality of Breggia was announced. The municipality of Muggio rejected this merger. However, it was ordered by the Grand Council of the Canton of Ticino, which is why Muggio filed a complaint with the federal court. After the defeat before the federal court, the merger took place on October 25, 2009.

population

Population development
year	1643	1696	1723	1801>	1850	1900	1950	1990	2000	2008
Residents	233	207	180	223	306	303	327	601	700	687

Attractions

Parish Church of San Giovanni Evangelista and Ossuary
Single-family house, architect: Mario Botta

Sports

Football Club Superiore 72

Personalities

Rolf Brem (1926–2014), sculptor, draftsman, graphic artist with a studio in Morbio Superiore

literature

Stefania Bianchi: Morbio Superiore. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 11, 2017 , accessed January 9, 2020 .
Louis Brem: Breggia. Hotz, Steinhausen 2001.
Virgilio Gilardoni : Il Romanico. Catalogo dei monumenti nella Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino. La Vesconta, Casagrande SA, Bellinzona 1967, pp. 37, 436-437.
Giuseppe Martinola : Inventario d'Arte del Mendrisiotto. Volume I, Edizioni dello Stato, Bellinzona 1975, pp. 381-392.
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Morbio Superiore. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 479-481.
Johann Rudolf Rahn : I monumenti artistici del medio evo nel Cantone Ticino. Tipo-Litografia di Carlo Salvioni, Bellinzona 1894, p. 219.
Celestino Trezzini : Morbio Superiore. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 5, Monopole - Neuenkirch. , Attinger, Neuenburg 1929, p. 159 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Stefania Bianchi: Morbio Superiore. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 19th December 2016 .

^ ^A ^b 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. 478-480

↑ Football Club Superiore 72 ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Louis Brem: Breggia. in portal.dnb.de (accessed on: June 4, 2016.)

[1] Stefania Bianchi: Morbio Superiore. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 19th December 2016 .

[Martinoli-2] A ^b 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. 478-480