Salorino Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Salorino 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 former municipality of Salorino is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. It was merged into the municipality of Mendrisio in 2004 and included the Somazzo and Cragno hamlets. It is located on the slopes of Monte Generoso.

History
In 1287, Salorino was first mentioned with the name of Selorino. Salorino is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. Salorino merged into the municipality of Mendrisio on 4 April 2004.

The population history of Salorino is: 1643 - 349 inhabitants 1696 - 312 inhabitants 1769 - 271 inhabitants 1801 - 274 inhabitants 1850 - 439 inhabitants 1900 - 348 inhabitants 1950 - 393 inhabitants 1970 - 347 inhabitants 2000 - 487 inhabitants

Before 1601, Salorino depended on the parish of Balerna. In 1601, Salorino became a parish. In 1330, the parish church of Saint-Zénon was built. Restorations occurred in 1967 and 2000.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Salorino can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Salorino 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)