Pura TI

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TI is the abbreviation for the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Puraf .
Pura
Pura coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
District : Lugano districtw
Circle : Magliasina district
BFS no. : 5216i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6984
Coordinates : 710 923  /  93282 coordinates: 45 ° 58 '55 "  N , 8 ° 52' 12"  O ; CH1903:  710923  /  93282
Height : 387  m above sea level M.
Height range : 276–808 m above sea level M.
Area : 3.04  km²
Residents: 1341 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 441 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.pura.ch
Location of the municipality
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Pura village (1950)
Parish Church of San Martino

Pura is a municipality in the Magliasina district , in the Lugano district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and consists of the districts Magliasina and Moriscio.

geography

The village is 387 m above sea level. M. in Val Magliasina and 9 km southwest of the Lugano train station of the Swiss Federal Railways .

history

The village is first mentioned as Piura in 751. Emperor Heinrich V (HRR) 1110 confirmed the abbey of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro of Pavia their possessions in Pura; In 1296 numerous properties belonging to the Bishop of Como are mentioned there.

population

Population development
year 1670 1791 1850 1900 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2017
Residents 457 426 591 483 487 625 809 932 1040 1226 1281 1364

Attractions

  • Church of San Martino, parish church since 1603. As early as 1352 it is mentioned as a simple church. In 1580 it was enlarged to its present size and in the years 1642–1643 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style and supplemented with a tower.
  • Ossuary
  • Oratory Santa Maria delle Grazie, called la Gesora , architect Giorgio Ruggia (1856), restored by architect Alberto Finzi (1968), painting Madonna con Bambino by the painter Bernardino Giani from Ponte Tresa , stained glass by fra 'Roberto Pasottis
  • Prayer chapel with fresco Madonna and Child
  • Maddonna di Caravaggio prayer chapel in the Mistorni district
  • Medieval house Crivelli, today Sciolli: entrance hall
  • Ruggia House: Portal
  • Sciolli House: Portal
  • Ferregutti House: Portal
  • Villa Pelli: fireplace attachment
  • Hutmacher residence
  • Casa Jaeger
  • Ex Pension Conradin (Albergo Paladina)
  • Old car wash
  • Roman place of worship on the Mondini Mountains

Sports

  • Football Club Pura

Personalities

literature

  • Virgilio Chiesa : Pura. In: Lineamenti storici del Malcantone. Francesco Bertoliatti, Profilo storico di Sessa, 1961.
  • Bernardino Croci Maspoli: Pura. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 26, 2010 , accessed December 30, 2019 .
  • Virgilio Gilardoni : Pura. In: Il Romanico. Catalogo dei monumenti nella Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino. La Vesconta, Casagrande SA, Bellinzona 1967, p. 498.
  • Plinio Grossi: Pura. In: Il Malcantone. Guida Galli-Tamburini, 2nd edition, Fontana Print SA Pregassona 1984, pp. 92-94, 144, 147.
  • Simona Martinoli u. a .: Pura. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 392-393.
  • Giovanni Maria Staffieri : Pura. In: Malcantone. Testimonianze culturali nei comuni malcantonesi. Lugano-Agno 1985, pp. 30-31.
  • Celestino Trezzini : Pura. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 5, Pictet - Resti. , Attinger, Neuenburg 1929, p. 499 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Pura TI  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Bernardino Croci Maspoli: Pura. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 15, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. 392-393.
  4. ↑ Place of worship on the Mondini Mountains
  5. ^ Football Club Pura