Cagiallo is a village and former municipality in the
canton of Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzo ...
,
Switzerland
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.
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities
Lopagno,
Roveredo,
Sala Capriasca,
Tesserete Tesserete is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 1976 the neighboring municipality Campestro was incorporated into Tesserete.
In 2001 Tesserete municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipaliti ...
and
Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality
Capriasca
Capriasca is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lugano (district), Lugano in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Rovered ...
.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
History
Cagiallo is first mentioned in the 13th Century as ''Guzallo''. In 1335 it was mentioned as ''Cazallo''.
Together with Lopagno and Campestro, Cagiallo formed a ''
Bürgergemeinde'' from the
Middle Ages
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through the modern era.
The
late medieval church of S. Matteo was rebuilt 1672, but retained the
romanesque clock tower. The village was part of the
parish
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of
Tesserete Tesserete is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 1976 the neighboring municipality Campestro was incorporated into Tesserete.
In 2001 Tesserete municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipaliti ...
. The Chapel of St. Lucia is first mentioned in 1606, and the Chapel of St. Sebastian in Almatro was built in 1682.
[
The pre-industrial economy was based on agriculture and emigration. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Battaglini family played an important role throughout the valley. Cagiallo supports the tourist facilities and hotels of the village of Tesserete, and has become a suburb of it in recent years.][
]
Geography
The former municipality also contained the villages Sarone, Almatro, Bettagno and San Matteo-Muralta.
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[
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bar:1574 from:start till:265 text:"265"
bar:1638 from:start till:233 text:"233"
bar:1850 from:start till:288 text:"288"
bar:1900 from:start till:298 text:"298"
bar:1950 from:start till:315 text:"315"
bar:1990 from:start till:510 text:"510"
bar:2000 from:start till:538 text:"538"
]
References
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Former municipalities of Ticino
Villages in Ticino
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