Monte Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Monte 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
Monte is a former municipality in the district Mendrisio. The settlement is located on the right side of the Valle di Muggio.

Since 2004, the former municipalities of Casima and Monte as well as the settlement of Campora (formerly part of the municipality of Caneggio) have been included in Castel San Pietro.

History
The first mention of Monte was in 1420 as de Monte.

The population history of Monte is: 1643 - 185 inhabitants 1769 - 148 inhabitants 1801 - 156 inhabitants 1850 - 169 inhabitants 1900 - 110 inhabitants 1950 - 86 inhabitants 1980 - 43 inhabitants 2000 - 92 inhabitants

Originally, Monte was part of the Valle di Muggio valley and then territorially united with Bruzella until 1609 Monte, in the Middle Ages, was liable to pay tithes to the bishop of Como. Spiritually, it came under the pieve of Balerna and in 1821, became an independent parish. Built in 1582, the Church of Saint Antonio was remodeled in the 17th and 19th centuries and restored in 1972-1973. At the upper end of the village, there is also the chapel of Saint Filippo.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Monte can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Monte 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)