Mendrisio
Mendrisio is a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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Location of Mendrisio
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| Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°ECoordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Municipio with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Sindaco (list) Carlo Croci (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Consiglio comunale with 60 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
| • Total | 6,638 |
| • Density | 567.4/km2 (1,469/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6850 |
| Localities | Salorino |
| Surrounded by | Capolago, Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Rancate, Riva San Vitale |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was created on 4 April 2004, when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009, it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona.[1] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.[2]
Mendrisio Media
Classicist Church of SS. Cosma e Damiano
Casa Croci, a villa built in 1873 as the town grew wealthy from factories.
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Some impressions from the village Arzo in the municipality of Mendrisio in Ticino, Switzerland
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2009 UCI Road World Championship
Mendrisio railroad station
The Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio school in Mendrisio
Luigi Snozzi in Paris, 14 nov. 2009
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References
- ↑ (2009) Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 . Federal Statistical Office. Docket 2770. Report. Retrieved on 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 April 2013
Other websites
Media related to Mendrisio at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
