Cabbio was a
municipality
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in the district of
Mendrisio
Mendrisio (; lmo, label= Ticinese, Mendris ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (U ...
in the
canton of
Ticino
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in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of
Bruzella
Bruzella was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
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, Cabbio,
Caneggio
Caneggio is a former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio, and Sagno merged into the municipality of Br ...
,
Morbio Superiore
Morbio Superiore was a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland in the hills above Chiasso. It is located in the district of Mendrisio. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio a ...
,
Muggio
Muggio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
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,
Sagno
Sagno is a former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland; it is now part of the new municipality of Breggia.
On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Mugg ...
and
Breggia
Breggia is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
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merged into the municipality of
Breggia
Breggia is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
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History
Cabbio is first mentioned in 1188 as ''Cabio''.
[ The village was mentioned again in 1299 as a part of the holdings of ]Como Cathedral
Como Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta; ''Duomo di Como'') is the Catholic cathedral of the city of Como, Lombardy, Italy, and the seat of the Bishop of Como. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
History
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and Rusca Castle in Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
. It was part of the parish
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of Muggio until the first half of the 17th century, and part of the political municipality until 1673. It was part of the parish of Balerna
Balerna is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Balerna is first mentioned in 1115 as ''Barerna''. In 844 and 865, the monastery of S. Ambrogio in Milan purchased land in the ''concilium'' o ...
until the early 19th century. Until 1805, Cabbio also included the village of Casima (now part of Castel San Pietro
Castel San Pietro is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Castel San Pietro is first mentioned in 1171 as ''Castellum Sancti Petri''. A settlement near the village was mentioned in 865, ...
). The parish church
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of S. Salvatore was first mentioned in 1579. It was rebuilt in 1780-95 and newly consecrated in 1818.[
The village economy was traditionally based on forest and alpine farming, as well as emigration to other countries.][
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Geography
Cabbio has an area, , of . Of this area, or 4.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 84.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.9%. Out of the forested land, 80.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.2% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The village is located in the Mendrisio district, on the left side of the ''Valle di Muggio''. It consists of the village of Cabbio, the settlement of Uggine and the abandoned village of Gaggio.
Coat of arms
The blazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Azure a chevron argent between three mullets of five of the same and on a chief or an eagle displayed sable.''
Demographics
Cabbio has a population () of 207.
Of the Swiss national languages (), 16 speak German
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**Germania (historical use)
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, 1 person speaks French
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, 153 people speak Italian
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. The remainder (3 people) speak another language.[Popolazione residente, secondo la lingua principale e la religione, nel 2000]
. Retrieved 23 November 2010
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 3 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate
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of -3.0%.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database – Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008]
. Retrieved 19 June 2010
there were 134 single-family homes (or 88.7% of the total) out of a total of 151 inhabited buildings. There were 13 multi-family buildings (8.6%) and 4 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.6%). Of the single-family homes 2 were built before 1919, while 2 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single-family homes (83) were built between 1919 and 1945.[Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen]
. Retrieved 28 January 2011 there were 168 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 47. There were 21 single room apartments and 50 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 75 apartments (44.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 93 apartments (55.4%) were seasonally occupied.[
The historical population is given in the following chart:]
Politics
In the 2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the FDP which received 30.69% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (29.88%), the CVP (14.63%) and the Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
(11.99%). In the federal election, a total of 64 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
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was 41.0%.
In the '' Gran Consiglio'' election, there were a total of 156 registered voters in Cabbio, of which 90 or 57.7% voted. 1 blank ballot was cast, leaving 89 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 26 or 29.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 24 or 27.0%), the PPD+GenGiova (with 11 or 12.4%) and the PPD+GenGiova (with 11 or 12.4%).[ Elezioni cantonali: Gran Consiglio, Consiglio di Stato]
. Retrieved 23 November 2010
In the ''Consiglio di Stato'' election, 2 blank ballots and 1 null ballot were cast, leaving 87 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PS which received 29 or 33.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PLRT (with 28 or 32.2%), the PPD (with 11 or 12.6%) and the LEGA (with 10 or 11.5%).[
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Economy
There were 71 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 29.6% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 12. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 10, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1, in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3
. Retrieved 28 January 2011
, there were 53 workers who commuted away from the village.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb]
. Retrieved 24 June 2010
Religion
From the , 140 or 80.9% were Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, while 15 or 8.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
. There are 15 individuals (or about 8.67% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 3 individuals (or about 1.73% of the population) did not answer the question.[
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Education
, there were 20 students from Cabbio who attended schools outside the village.[
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References
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