Mugena Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Mugena 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
Mugena is located in the district of Lugano. A new municipality of Alto Malcantone formed in 2005 which included:
 * Arosio
 * Breno
 * Fescoggia
 * Mugena
 * Vezio

History
The first mention of Mugena is in 1214 as Megiadina.

The population history of Mugena is: 1599 - 180 inhabitants 1801 - 108 inhabitants 1850 - 175 inhabitants 1900 - 157 inhabitants 1950 - 150 inhabitants 1960 - 177 inhabitants 2000 - 141 inhabitants

A random discovery led to the excavation of a Roman cremation cemetery. In the Middle Ages, the chapter of Como owned property in Mugena, held there the right to tithe and half of the rights to the mountain pasture of Nisciora. Mentioned in 1361, the parish church of Saint Agatha was restored in 1636 when Mugena was promoted as a vice-parish after separating from Breno. The church was renovated and toward the end of the 17th Century, completely rebuilt.

According to records from 1571, Mugena 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 Mugena can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Mugena prior to 1900, 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)