Calonico Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Calonico 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 Calonico (now part of Faido municipality) is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Calonico is located in the Leventina valley on the left side.

History
In 1227, Calonico was first mentioned with the name of Callonego. In 1300, it was known as Callonico. Calonico is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Calonico merged into the Faido municipality in 2006. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Chiggiogna
 * Rossura

The population history of Calonico is: 1574 - 179 inhabitants 1745 - 93 inhabitants 1850 - 122 inhabitants 1900 - 81 inhabitants 1950 - 48 inhabitants 2000 - 42 inhabitants 2005 - 57 inhabitants

In 1602, Calonico became a parish after splitting off of the Chiggiogna parish. Since 1300, the Church of St. Martin has looked over the village in the center of Leventina valley.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Calonico does not survive..

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Calonico 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)