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Prato-Sornico
Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The municipality contained the villages Prato and Sornico. These entities were former municipalities of their own, having been merged to form Prato-Sornico in 1864. In 2004 Prato-Sornico municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio and Peccia to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010


History

Prato and Sornico were first mentioned in 1374. Prato and Sornico, along with Broglio, Fusio and Peccia, formed the valley community of Lavizzara ...
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Lavizzara
Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010


History

Broglio is first mentioned in 1361 as ''Brono''. Brontallo is first mentioned in 1574 as ''Bruntalo''. Fusio is first mentioned in 1258 as ''Fuxio''. Menzonio is first mentioned in 1364 as ''Menzone''. Peccia is first mentioned in 1374 as ''Petia''. Prato and Sorn ...
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Sornico
Sornico is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Sornico was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Prato to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico. In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Switzerland {{Ticino-geo-stub ...
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Prato, Vallemaggia
Prato is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Prato was a municipality of its own until 1864, when it merged with its neighbor Sornico to form the new municipality Prato-Sornico. In turn, Prato-Sornico municipality merged with its neighbors in 2004 to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 2004 by a merger of Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico.Former municipalities of Ticino Villages in Switzerland {{Ticino-geo-stub ...
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Fusio
Fusio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010


History

Fusio is first mentioned in 1258 as ''Fuxio''. The population reached its peak in the 16th-17th Century (400-500 inhabitants), but towards the end of the 18th Century began a slow decline. This slow decline accelerated dramatically after 1950 because of emigration to the cities. Most of the remaining popul ...
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Menzonio
Menzonio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010


History

Menzonio is first mentioned in 1364 as ''Menzone''. Until the beginning of the 15th Century, Menzonio and Brontallo formed a single municipality, and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a '' Vicinanza'' w ...
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Broglio, Switzerland
Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 14 January 2010


History

Broglio is first mentioned in 1361 as ''Brono''. The existing village area has developed in several stages. It was created in 1374, when the valley (comunità) Lavizzara broke up and divided its lands. At the end of the 16th century it grew again through a series of agreements between the neighboring communi ...
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Brontallo
Brontallo is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010


History

Brontallo is first mentioned in 1574 as ''Bruntalo''. Until the beginning of the 15th Century it formed a community with Menzonio and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a '' Vicinanza''. The church of S. ...
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Peccia
Peccia is one of six small Swiss municipalities which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people. The other municipalities were Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, and Prato-Sornico.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
The fractions of Peccia are: Veglia (Véia), Cortignelli, San Carlo and Piano di Peccia.


History

Peccia is first mentioned in 1374 as ''Petia''. Peccia, together with Broglio, Fusio, Prato and Sornico were pa ...
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