Intragna Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Intragna 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 Intragna village is in the municipality of Centovalli, in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is an old town with small narrow streets and ancient-style buildings. It is located at the confluence of the Isorno and Melezza rivers. Intragna and Golino are geographically part of the Pedemonte.

History
In 1272, Intragna was first mentioned with the name of Intranea'. Intragna is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. Intragna and Rasa merged into the municipality of Intragna on 6 March 1972. Intragna merged into the municipality of Centovalli on 25 October 2009. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Borgnone
 * Palagnedra

The population history of Intragna is: 1653 - 604 inhabitants 1764 - over 1,000 inhabitants 1801 - 936 inhabitants 1850 - 1,428 inhabitants 1900 - 1,240 inhabitants 1950 - 957 inhabitants 1970 - 841 inhabitants 2000 - 915 inhabitants

In 1474, the chapel of Saint-Gothard in Intragna was built. In 1653, the parish of Intragna was separated from the Golina parish. It was elevated in 1747 to a provost. Between 1722 and 1738, the present church of Saint-Nom-de-Marie was built.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Intragna can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Intragna 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)