Mendrisio

Mendrisio is a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E / 45.867; 8.983Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E / 45.867; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictMendrisio
Government
 • ExecutiveMunicipio
with 7 members
 • MayorSindaco (list)
Carlo Croci
(as of February 2014)
 • ParliamentConsiglio comunale
with 60 members
Area
 • Total11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Elevation
354 m (1,161 ft)
Population
 (December 2002)
 • Total6,638
 • Density567.4/km2 (1,469/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6850
LocalitiesSalorino
Surrounded byCapolago, Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Rancate, Riva San Vitale
Websitewww.mendrisio.ch
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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]

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References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. 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