Arosio, Switzerland

Arosio
Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Location of Arosio
Arosio
Arosio
Coordinates: 46°02′52″N 8°54′05″E / 46.04778°N 8.90139°E / 46.04778; 8.90139
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
Area
 • Total
6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Elevation
859 m (2,818 ft)
Population
 (December 2002)
 • Total
437
 • Density66.6/km2 (173/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6939
SFOS number5145
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byBedano, Bioggio, Cademario, Gravesano, Manno, Mugena, Sigirino, Torricella-Taverne
Website
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Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.[1]

Location

The village comprised the amalgamated settlements Terra di sopra and Terra di sotto.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following table:

Year Population
Arosio[2]
1599 ca. 300
1801 221
1850 232
1900 186
1950 197
2000 422

Notes

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
  2. ^ "Arosio" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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