Sobrio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Sobrio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Sobrio is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. It is located in the middle of Leventina valley on a terrace at an elevation of 1,091 meters. The Vila and Ronzano hamlets are included in this municipality. Sobrio (as of 1997) has an area of 6.37 km² (2.46 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 9.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 70.2% - forested
 * 3.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 10.8% - non-productive

History
In 1225, Sobrio was first mentioned with the name of Sourio. Sobrio is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Sobrio merged into the Faido municipality on 10 April 2016.

The population history of Sobrio is: 1567 - 40 hearths 1745 - 331 inhabitants 1824 - 380 inhabitants 1850 - 365 inhabitants 1900 - 237 inhabitants 1950 - 98 inhabitants 1960 - 69 inhabitants 1970 - 61 inhabitants 1980 - 84 inhabitants 1990 - 78 inhabitants 2000 - 74 inhabitants 2010 - 73 inhabitants 2015 - 78 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 77.0% were Roman Catholic
 * 9.5% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 13.5% belong to another church

In 1585, Sobrio formed a parish with Cavagnago after separating from the Giornico parish. In 1611, Sabrio separated from the Cavagnago parish and form its own. In the 13th century, the parish church of Saint-Laurent was mentioned. It was enlarged in the 16th century and restored several times (the latest in 2001).

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Sobrio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Sobrio prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)