Lugaggia, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Lugaggia, 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 Lugaggia is in the district of Lugano in the Ticino canton and is located in the Capriasca valley. The hamlet of Sureggio is included.

History
Lugaggia was first mentioned in 1217 as Lugaza. Lugaggia merged into the municipality of Capriasca in 2008.

The population history of Lugaggia is: 1574 - 197 inhabitants 1602 - 234 inhabitants 1638 - 210 inhabitants 1779 - 362 inhabitants 1850 - 388 inhabitants 1900 - 332 inhabitants 1950 - 299 inhabitants 1990 - 466 inhabitants 2000 - 697 inhabitants

Since the 11th century, the Romanesque church of Saints Peter and Paul is located in Sureggio. It was built on the remains of an old Carolingian building and restored in 1930. Since the 17th century, the Saint-Charles oratory which depends on the Tesserete parish. In 1951, the Saint-Barthélemy church was demolished as the cantonal road was widened.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Lugaggia can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Lugaggia 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)