Dongio is a village and former municipality in the
canton of Ticino,
Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1188 as ''Deuci''.
The municipality also contained the villages
Marogno and
Motto
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. It had 532 inhabitants in 1682, which decreased to 391 in 1808. It was then stable for the next two centuries, reaching 488 in 1900 and 423 in 2000.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities
Castro,
Corzoneso,
Largario,
Leontica,
Lottigna
Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1201 as ''Lotingnia''.
The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1682, and from 1850 to ...
,
Marolta
Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1205 as ''Malouta''.
The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa. It had 178 inhabitants in 1808, but this decr ...
,
Ponto Valentino and
Prugiasco
Prugiasco is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario
Largario is a village and former municipalit ...
to form a new and larger municipality
Acquarossa.
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Villages in Ticino