Muzzano Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Muzzano 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
As of 1997, Muzzano has an area of 1.57 square kilometers (0.61 sq mi). The municipality is situated in the Lugano district, above Lago di Muzzano. It includes the village of Muzzano and the settlement of Agnuzzo.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 33.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 23.6% - forested
 * 40.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 15.3% - rivers or lakes
 * 0.6% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Muzzano is in 1189 as Muciano.

The population history of Muzzano is: 1769 - 122 inhabitants 1850 - 287 inhabitants 1900 - 345 inhabitants 1950 - 416 inhabitants 2000 - 736 inhabitants

Agnuzzo, which has been part of Muzzano, was the center of a large serf court, donated to the clergy of Como by King Louis the Pious in 819 and becoming the property of the Abbey of Saint Abbondio in Como during the 11th century. In 1579, the abbey's goods and rights were ceded to the town and to individuals. Muzzano belonged to Pieve Agno and became an independent parish in 1735. The parish church of the Annunciation probably dates back to the 16th century. In 1208, the Saint-André chapel in Agnuzzo is mentioned for the first time.

According to records from 1571, Muzzano Parish was part of the Agno Pieve. The Pieve was formed from the following parishes: In Swiss territory -

In what is now Italian territory. With the exception of Cremenaga, all these parishes were separated from Agno by 1633.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Muzzano can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Muzzano 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)