Cevio
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| Population | 476 (December 2004) | |||||||||
| - Density | 32 /km² (84 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 14.68 km² (5.7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6675 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 5310 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Pierluigi Martini | |||||||||
| Localities | Bignasco, Cavergno | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bedretto, Bosco/Gurin, Brione (Verzasca), Campo (Vallemaggia), Cerentino, Formazza (IT-VB), Lavizzara, Linescio, Maggia | |||||||||
| Website | www.cevio.ch | |||||||||
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Cevio is the capital of the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006 Cevio grew by incorporating the villages of Bignasco and Cavergno, previously municipalities in their own right.
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[edit] Geography
Cevio lies 23 km northwest of Locarno in the upper Vallemaggia. The majority of the territory of the municipality (64.6 percent) is forested. About a quarter (25.1 percent) is mountainous, 5.2 percent is agricultural, and 5.1 percent is residential.
[edit] History
The municipality has long been the principal town of the district. In 1858 the municipality of Linescio was separated from it.
In the fall of 2006, Cavergno and Bignasco were incorporated into the municipality, despite an attempt by Bignasco to resist the incorporation in the courts.
[edit] Population
The population reached a high of 927 in 1850 (with Linescio). Since the separation, it has generally been around 500.
| Population of Cevio | |
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| Year | Population |
| 1591* | 700 |
| 1801* | 491 |
| 1850* | 927 |
| 1860 | 602 |
| 1888 | 511 |
| 1920 | 326 |
| 1941 | 350 |
| 1950 | 504 |
| 1960 | 504 |
| 1870 | 562 |
| 2000 | 497 |
| 2004 | 476 |
| *With Linescio | |
[edit] Languages
The inhabitants of Cevio speak a dialect that is very different from standard Italian. In 2000 only 77.87 percent (down from 95.73 percent in 1970) still claimed Italian as their principal language. Some. 10.87 percent spoke German, and 4.23 percent Spanish. Cevio is one of the municipalities of Ticino in which Italian has most notably lost ground.
[edit] Religion
In earlier times, the municipality was almost exclusively Catholic. Because of the influx of residents from elsewhere, only 78.27 percent are now Catholic, with 7.66 percent Protestant, and 1.61 percent Orthodox Christians. Some 5.63 percent claim no religion, and 1.81 percent are Muslim, mostly from Bosnia and Albania. Some 4.62 did not respond to the question in the census about religion.
[edit] Ethnic groups
Of the 476 residents, 364 (76.47 percent) are Swiss citizens. The largest non-Swiss groups are from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sri Lanka. The unusually high number of non-Swiss in the municipality is due to the abundance of jobs in the quarries and hospital.
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian)
- Cevio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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