Rasa Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rasa 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 Intragna village is in the municipality of Centovalli, in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is an old town with small narrow streets and ancient-style buildings. It is located at the confluence of the Isorno and Melezza rivers. Intragna and Golino are geographically part of the Pedemonte.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Rasa can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Rasa 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)