Lottigna Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Lottigna 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 municipality of Lottigna is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton. The municipality includes the Acquarossa hamlet. Lottigna is located on the left bank of the Brenno in the middle of the Blenio valley.

History
In 1201, Lottigna was first mentioned with the name of Lotingnia. Lottigna is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton. Lottigna merged into the municipality of Acquarossa on 8 October 2003. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Castro
 * Corzoneso
 * Dongio
 * Largario
 * Leontica
 * Marolta
 * Ponto Valentino
 * Prugiasco

The population history of Lottigna is: 1682 - 105 inhabitants 1808 - 101 inhabitants 1850 - 136 inhabitants 1900 - 125 inhabitants 1950 - 131 inhabitants 1970 - 79 inhabitants 2000 - 79 inhabitants 2003 - 67 inhabitants

In the 13th century, the initial church dedicated to Saint Mary was mentioned. In 1632, the current Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church was built. In 1445, the chapel of Saint Sebastian (located at the bottom of the valley) was built. It was restored in 1995. In 1555, Lottigna became a separate parish when it separated from Torre parish. In 1927, they merged back together again.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Lottigna can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Lottigna 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)