Solduno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Solduno 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 past village of Solduno is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is now a district of the city of Locarno and is located between the slopes of the Brè and the banks of the Maggia. Solduno has retained its bourgeois municipality after the merger with Locarno in 1928.

History
In 1309, Solduno was first mentioned as Soldunum. Solduno is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is now a district of the city of Locarno and has retained its bourgeois municipality. Solduno and Locarno merged into a new municipality of Locarno on 8 May 1928.

The population history of Solduno is: 1591 - 202 inhabitants 1800 - 301 inhabitants 1850 - 261 inhabitants 1900 - 378 inhabitants 1920 - 549 inhabitants

In 1385, the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church was consecrated. It was rebuilt between 1778 and 1789.

Locations within Solduno
See Locarno for more information.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Solduno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Solduno 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)