Palagnedra Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Palagnedra 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 Palagnedra village is in the municipality of Centovalli, in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It includes the districts of Bordei, Bolade and Crup to name a few. It is located on the southern slope of the Centovalli valley.

History
In 1379, Palagnedra was first mentioned with the name of Pallagnidrio'. Palagnedra is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Palagnedra was the religious and administrative center for the 13th century Centovalli Valley community during the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, Palagnedra was included in the Ascona and Locarno region and then the Locarno bailiwick. In 1864, Palagnedra became an independent village. Palagnedra merged into the municipality of Centovalli on 25 October 2009. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Borgnone
 * Intragna

The population history of Palagnedra is: 1850 - 337 inhabitants 1900 - 267 inhabitants 1950 - 298 inhabitants 2000 - 92 inhabitants

Between 1640 and 1732, the church of San Michele (Saint-Michel church) was built. It was renovated in 1964-66 and again in 1999-2001. It was the mother church for the Centovalli valley.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Palagnedra can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Palagnedra 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)