Pazzallo, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Pazzallo, 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 Pazzallo is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. It is located at the foot of Monte San Salvatore. Pazzallo included the Capo San Marino and Crazo hamlets. Pazzallo forms a quarter of Lugano city.

History
In 932, Pazzallo was first mentioned with the name of Paciallo. Also in 1335 as Pazallo. Pazzallo is in the Lugano district and the Ticino canton. Pazzallo merged into the Lugano municipality on 24 November 2003. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Breganzona
 * Cureggia
 * Davesco-Soragno
 * Gandria
 * Pambio-Noranco
 * Pregassona
 * Viganello

The population history of Pazzallo is: 1591 - 110 inhabitants 1850 - 131 inhabitants 1900 - 154 inhabitants 1950 - 297 inhabitants 1980 - 848 inhabitants 2000 - 1,162 inhabitants

Pazzallo has turned to Pambio-Noranco for spiritual needs. In 1686, it began contributing to the the Church of St. Lawrence in Lugano.

Church Records
Pazzallo belongs to the parish of Pambio-Noranco.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Pazzallo can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Pazzallo 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)