Capolago Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Capolago 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 former municipality of Capolago is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. It is located on the south-eastern side of Lake Lugano.

History
Before 1300, Capolago was first mentioned. Capolago is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. Capolago merged into the municipality of Mendrisio on 5 April 2009. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Arzo
 * Genestrerio
 * Mendrisio
 * Rancate
 * Tremona

The population history of Capolago is: 1591 - 100 inhabitants 1643 - 142 inhabitants 1769 - 139 inhabitants 1801 - 171 inhabitants 1850 - 296 inhabitants 1900 - 360 inhabitants 1950 - 527 inhabitants 2000 - 758 inhabitants

In 1416, Capolago separated from Mendrisio and became part of the pieve of Riva San Vitale. In the 14th century, the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church was mentioned. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was enlarged and transformed, then restored in 1968.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Capolago can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Capolago 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)