Castagnola Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Castagnola 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 Castagnola is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Lugano and below the mountain of Monte Brè. Castagnola includes the hamlets of Ruvigliana and Suvigliana. Castagnola is part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of Lugano city.

History
In 1335, Castagnola was first mentioned with the name of Castigniola. In 1335, Cassarate was first mentioned with the name of Casorago. Castagnola and Cassarate are in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. Castagnola merged into the Lugano municipality in 1972 and became known as Castagnola-Cassarate. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Brè-Aldesago

The population history of Castagnola is: 1591 - 157 inhabitants 1801 - 214 inhabitants 1850 - 419 inhabitants 1900 - 1,060 inhabitants 1950 - 2,926 inhabitants 1970 - 4,430 inhabitants 1991 - 5,509 inhabitants 2011 - 6,167 inhabitants

In 1620, Castagnola became a parish.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Castagnola can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Castagnola prior to 1900, 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)