Crana Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Crana 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 Crana is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is located at an elevation of 892 meters and 22 km from Locarno on the Spruga road.

History
In 1228, Crana was first mentioned with the name of Grana'. In 1265 as Crana. Crana is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Crana merged into the municipality of Onsernone on 27 June 1994. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Comologno
 * Russo

The population history of Crana is: 1795 - 134 inhabitants 1808 - 138 inhabitants 1836 - 182 inhabitants 1850 - 185 inhabitants 1900 - 303 inhabitants 1950 - 134 inhabitants 1960 - 87 inhabitants 1990 - 49 inhabitants

In 1787, Crana separated from Russo parish to form an independent parish. In 1676, the Church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul was built.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Crana can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Crana 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)