Bedigliora Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Bedigliora 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
As of 1997, Bedigliora has an area of 2.48 square kilometers (0.96 sq mi). The municipality is located in the mid-Magliasina Valley, in the Lugano district on the southern slope of Monte Bedeglia. It includes the village of Bedigliora and the hamlets of Nerocco, Beride, and Banco.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 17.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 77.0% - forested
 * 13.3% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
The first mention of Bedigliora is in 1335 as Bedaliola. The first mention of Banco is in 1421 as Bango.

The population history of Bedigliora is: 1591 - 420 inhabitants 1696 - 517 inhabitants 1801 - 500 inhabitants 1850 - 499 inhabitants 1900 - 495 inhabitants 1950 - 344 inhabitants 1960 - 314 inhabitants 2000 - 540 inhabitants

In the Middle Ages, Banco and Bedigliora formed a castellany (the land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle) with Curio and Novaggio. Erected on a pre-existing chapel, the provost church of Saint-Roch dates back to 1644. The church of Saint-Sauveur in Banco has medieval origins and was the civil and religious center of the jurisdiction. In 1612, the parish seat was moved to Bedigliora.

According to records from 1571, Bedigliora Parish was part of the Agno Pieve. The Pieve was formed from the following parishes: In Swiss territory -

In what is now Italian territory. With the exception of Cremenaga, all these parishes were separated from Agno by 1633.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Bedigliora can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Bedigliora 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)