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'''Menzonio''' is a village and former municipality in the district of [[Vallemaggia (district)|Vallemaggia]] in the [[canton of Ticino]], [[Switzerland]]. |
'''Menzonio''' is a village and former municipality in the district of [[Vallemaggia (district)|Vallemaggia]] in the [[canton of Ticino]], [[Switzerland]]. |
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==History== |
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The municipality had 315 inhabitants in 1669, which declined to 149 in 1795. It increased again, to 177 in 1850 and 190 in 1900, before dropping again to 128 in 1950, to 70 in 1990 and 73 in 2000. |
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Until the beginning of the 15th Century, Menzonio and Brontallo formed a single municipality, and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a ''[[Bürgergemeinde|Vicinanza]]'' which was under the jurisdiction of the Lavizzara valley. At the time of the [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Swiss Confederation]] rule over Ticino, Menzonio was one of seven villages in the valley.<ref name=HDS/> |
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The village church was part of the [[parish]] of Cevio until 1513 when it split away to form a parish with Brontallo. In 1655, this parish was dissolved and and Menzonio formed its own parish. The Church of SS Giacomo e Filippo was first mentioned in the 15th Century. The current building was built in 1585 and was rebuilt in 1644 and finally in 1905. |
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In the 17th Century, the population reached its peak and then decreased gradually, initially because of emigration to Italy. Later the residents emigrated to California and finally they moved away from the villages to the cities of Ticino and the rest of Switzerland. |
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For centuries the local economy was dominated by grazing and agriculture. In the 19th Century there was a [[soapstone]] quarry and four mills. The road that connects Menzonio with the valley floor, was built in 1949. In 2000, three-quarters of the workforce were commuters.<ref name=HDS/> |
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==Geography== |
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Menzonio has an area, {{as of|1997|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|10.68}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|0.23|abbr=yes}} or 2.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|5.84|abbr=yes}} or 54.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.09|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.15|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes and {{km2 to mi2|4.12|abbr=yes}} or 38.6% is unproductive land. |
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Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 18.4% is unproductive vegetation and 20.2% is too rocky for vegetation.<ref>[http://www.ti.ch/DFE/USTAT/DATI_RIEPILOGHI/default_x.asp?menu=02&key1_testo=Territorio%20e%20ambiente&key1=02&key2=01&key3=01 Altitudine, superficie, secondo il genere di utilizzazione, rilevazione 1992/1997, e densità della popolazione, nel 2000] {{it icon}} accessed 25 October 2010</ref> |
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The village is located in the Vallemaggia district, on a terrace along the right side of the Val Lavizzara at an elevation of {{m to ft|732|abbr=yes}}. |
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==Coat of arms== |
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The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Azure St. Mary praying and crowned all argent haloed or issuant from a stump snagged and eradicated vert sprouting a branch with three leaves.'' The coat of arms refers to a local story. According to the story, due to the lack of arable land, many of the young men of Menzonio emigrated to Rome in search of work. One day, a group of emigrants came back carrying an image of the Blessed Virgin in a casket. They stopped outside the village to rest and set the casket on the stump of a cherry tree. When they arose and tried to pick up the casket, they discovered that the tree had grown up into the casket and it could not be moved.<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-ti234.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 15-February-2011</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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Menzonio has a population ({{as of|2000|December}}) of 73.<ref>{{cite web | last = Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics) | title = Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden | year = 2008 | url = http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/raeumliche_verteilung/kantone__gemeinden.html | accessdate = November 5, 2008}}</ref> |
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Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[Italian language]] (69 or 94.5%), with [[German language|German]] being second most common (3 or 4.1%) and [[French language|French]] being third (1 or 1.4%).<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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Of the population in the village 45 or about 61.6% were born in Menzonio and lived there in 2000. There were 17 or 23.3% who were born in the same canton, while 4 or 5.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 5.5% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/> {{as of|2000}}, there were 27 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 36 married individuals, 8 widows or widowers and 2 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000] {{de icon}} accessed 2 February 2011 </ref> |
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There were 14 households that consist of only one person and 1 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 34 households that answered this question, 41.2% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 7 married couples without children, 10 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children.<ref name=STAT2000/> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 89 single family homes (or 92.7% of the total) out of a total of 96 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (6.3%), along with 1 multi-purpose building that were mostly used for housing. Of the single family homes 7 were built before 1919, and none were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (65) were built between 1919 and 1945.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> |
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{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 103 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 27. There were 9 single room apartments and 30 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 34 apartments (33.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 68 apartments (66.0%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (1.0%) were empty.<ref name=Housing/> |
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The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|2271|Menzonio|rm=450}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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There were 32 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 37.5% of the workforce. {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 26 workers who commuted away from the village.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{de icon}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> |
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==Religion== |
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From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 64 or 87.7% were [[Roman Catholic]], while or 0.0% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. There were 3 (or about 4.11% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 6 individuals (or about 8.22% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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==Education== |
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In Menzonio about 25 or (34.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 9 or (12.3%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|University]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]''). Of the 9 who completed tertiary schooling, 33.3% were Swiss men, 55.6% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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{{as of|2000}}, there were 4 students from Menzonio who attended schools outside the village.<ref name=commuter/> |
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Revision as of 01:50, 16 February 2011
Menzonio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara.[1]
History
Menzonio is first mentioned in 1364 as Menzone.[2]
Until the beginning of the 15th Century, Menzonio and Brontallo formed a single municipality, and together with Bignasco and Cavergno it formed a Vicinanza which was under the jurisdiction of the Lavizzara valley. At the time of the Swiss Confederation rule over Ticino, Menzonio was one of seven villages in the valley.[2]
The village church was part of the parish of Cevio until 1513 when it split away to form a parish with Brontallo. In 1655, this parish was dissolved and and Menzonio formed its own parish. The Church of SS Giacomo e Filippo was first mentioned in the 15th Century. The current building was built in 1585 and was rebuilt in 1644 and finally in 1905.
In the 17th Century, the population reached its peak and then decreased gradually, initially because of emigration to Italy. Later the residents emigrated to California and finally they moved away from the villages to the cities of Ticino and the rest of Switzerland.
For centuries the local economy was dominated by grazing and agriculture. In the 19th Century there was a soapstone quarry and four mills. The road that connects Menzonio with the valley floor, was built in 1949. In 2000, three-quarters of the workforce were commuters.[2]
Geography
Menzonio has an area, as of 1997[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 2.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 54.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 38.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 18.4% is unproductive vegetation and 20.2% is too rocky for vegetation.[3]
The village is located in the Vallemaggia district, on a terrace along the right side of the Val Lavizzara at an elevation of Template:M to ft.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure St. Mary praying and crowned all argent haloed or issuant from a stump snagged and eradicated vert sprouting a branch with three leaves. The coat of arms refers to a local story. According to the story, due to the lack of arable land, many of the young men of Menzonio emigrated to Rome in search of work. One day, a group of emigrants came back carrying an image of the Blessed Virgin in a casket. They stopped outside the village to rest and set the casket on the stump of a cherry tree. When they arose and tried to pick up the casket, they discovered that the tree had grown up into the casket and it could not be moved.[4]
Demographics
Menzonio has a population (As of December 2000[update]) of 73.[5]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (69 or 94.5%), with German being second most common (3 or 4.1%) and French being third (1 or 1.4%).[6]
Of the population in the village 45 or about 61.6% were born in Menzonio and lived there in 2000. There were 17 or 23.3% who were born in the same canton, while 4 or 5.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 5.5% were born outside of Switzerland.[6] As of 2000[update], there were 27 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 36 married individuals, 8 widows or widowers and 2 individuals who are divorced.[6]
There were 14 households that consist of only one person and 1 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 34 households that answered this question, 41.2% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 7 married couples without children, 10 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children.[6] In 2000[update] there were 89 single family homes (or 92.7% of the total) out of a total of 96 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (6.3%), along with 1 multi-purpose building that were mostly used for housing. Of the single family homes 7 were built before 1919, and none were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (65) were built between 1919 and 1945.[7]
In 2000[update] there were 103 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 27. There were 9 single room apartments and 30 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 34 apartments (33.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 68 apartments (66.0%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (1.0%) were empty.[7]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][8]
Economy
There were 32 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 37.5% of the workforce. In 2000[update], there were 26 workers who commuted away from the village.[9]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update], 64 or 87.7% were Roman Catholic, while or 0.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There were 3 (or about 4.11% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 6 individuals (or about 8.22% of the population) did not answer the question.[6]
Education
In Menzonio about 25 or (34.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 9 or (12.3%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Of the 9 who completed tertiary schooling, 33.3% were Swiss men, 55.6% were Swiss women.[6]
As of 2000[update], there were 4 students from Menzonio who attended schools outside the village.[9]
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:De icon accessed 14 January 2010
- ^ a b c d Menzonio in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Altitudine, superficie, secondo il genere di utilizzazione, rilevazione 1992/1997, e densità della popolazione, nel 2000 Template:It icon accessed 25 October 2010
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 15-February-2011
- ^ Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics) (2008). "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden". Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 Template:De icon accessed 2 February 2011
- ^ a b Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen Template:De icon accessed 28 January 2011
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Template:De icon accessed 29 January 2011
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb Template:De icon accessed 24 June 2010
- Menzonio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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