Rasa Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rasa 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
Rasa is a hamlet of Intragna in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is located at the confluence of the Isorno and Melezza rivers and along the cantonal road.

History
In 1864, Rasa separated from Palagnedra. Rasa is a subdivision (hamlet) of Intragna in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Intragna and Rasa merged into the municipality of Intragna on 6 March 1972.

The population history of Rasa is: Beginning of the 16th century - 200 inhabitants 1970 - 11 inhabitants

In 1644, Rasa separated from Palagnedra to form its own parish. Since 2000, Rasa has been a rectorate. In 1753, the Sainte-Anne de Rasa church was completed.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Rasa can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Rasa 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)