Mendrisio
urban municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Mendrisio is a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mendrisio  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Municipio with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Sindaco (list) Carlo Croci (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Consiglio comunale with 60 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,942 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6850 |
| SFOS number | 5254 |
| Localities | Salorino |
| Surrounded by | Capolago, Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Rancate, Riva San Vitale |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was created on 4 April 2004, when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009, it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona.[3] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 April 2013
Other websites
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Media related to Mendrisio at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
