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Bironico
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Bironico is first mentioned in 1296 as Bironico. By 1000, Bironico was probably the secular and religious center of Carvina, which included the middle and upper Vedeggio valley. For example, former parish included the villages of Camignolo, Ison, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Rivera, Robasacco and Sigirino. In the Early Middle Ages it was under the authority of the bishop of Como, followed by the city of Como. At the end of the 13th century, the Rusca, a noble family from Como, lived in the community. They lived in the castle between 1328 and 1416. Starting in the 16th century, an inn at the bridge over the Leguana served as a meeting place of the Swiss Confederation's ministers.
The parish church is from 1267 and is dedicated to St. Martin.
In the past, the local economy relied on traditional alpine agriculture and emigration. Trade and industry have recently increased, but the current economic structure is dominated by commuters to the lower Vedeggio valley, Lugano and Bellinzona.
Bironico has an area, as of 1997[update], of 4.18 square kilometers (1.61 sq mi). Of this area, 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 11.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) or 77.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 4.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 72.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops and 3.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.1% is unproductive vegetation.
Bironico is located south of the Monte Ceneri Pass and north of the district seat Lugano. Its area code is 091. Neighbouring villages are Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west.
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Bironico
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Bironico is first mentioned in 1296 as Bironico. By 1000, Bironico was probably the secular and religious center of Carvina, which included the middle and upper Vedeggio valley. For example, former parish included the villages of Camignolo, Ison, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Rivera, Robasacco and Sigirino. In the Early Middle Ages it was under the authority of the bishop of Como, followed by the city of Como. At the end of the 13th century, the Rusca, a noble family from Como, lived in the community. They lived in the castle between 1328 and 1416. Starting in the 16th century, an inn at the bridge over the Leguana served as a meeting place of the Swiss Confederation's ministers.
The parish church is from 1267 and is dedicated to St. Martin.
In the past, the local economy relied on traditional alpine agriculture and emigration. Trade and industry have recently increased, but the current economic structure is dominated by commuters to the lower Vedeggio valley, Lugano and Bellinzona.
Bironico has an area, as of 1997[update], of 4.18 square kilometers (1.61 sq mi). Of this area, 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 11.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) or 77.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 4.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 72.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops and 3.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.1% is unproductive vegetation.
Bironico is located south of the Monte Ceneri Pass and north of the district seat Lugano. Its area code is 091. Neighbouring villages are Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west.