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Gnosca
Gnosca is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Gnosca is first mentioned in 1198 as Niosca in the records of Como and the cathedral of Milan. While it is likely that there were earlier settlements, nothing is known about them. An arbitration document of 1202 granted the S. Giovanni church and the church of SS Maurizio e Carpoforo in Gnosca Castle to Como. The parish church of St. Peter Martyr is on a list of churches in the diocese of Milan in the 13th century. In 1335 Gnosca is mentioned as a village in the county of Bellinzona, although part of the population was assumed for some time by the cathedral of Milan. This led to a situation where the church was used for both the Ambrosian and Roman Rites at the same time. The village is now on the edge of the agglomeration of Bellinzona. With the construction of many new homes it has lost, in recent decades, its rural character.
Gnosca has an area, as of 1997[update], of 7.45 square kilometers (2.88 sq mi). Of this area, 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) or 77.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 3.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 72.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.6% is used for growing crops, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 2.4% is unproductive vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Bellinzona district, on the right bank of the Ticino river at the entrance to the Riviera.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent an Eagle displayed Sable and Gules a Cross Argent.
Gnosca has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 752. As of 2008[update], 12.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 33.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian(94.4%), with German being second most common ( 1.8%) and French being third ( 1.4%).
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Gnosca
Gnosca is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Gnosca is first mentioned in 1198 as Niosca in the records of Como and the cathedral of Milan. While it is likely that there were earlier settlements, nothing is known about them. An arbitration document of 1202 granted the S. Giovanni church and the church of SS Maurizio e Carpoforo in Gnosca Castle to Como. The parish church of St. Peter Martyr is on a list of churches in the diocese of Milan in the 13th century. In 1335 Gnosca is mentioned as a village in the county of Bellinzona, although part of the population was assumed for some time by the cathedral of Milan. This led to a situation where the church was used for both the Ambrosian and Roman Rites at the same time. The village is now on the edge of the agglomeration of Bellinzona. With the construction of many new homes it has lost, in recent decades, its rural character.
Gnosca has an area, as of 1997[update], of 7.45 square kilometers (2.88 sq mi). Of this area, 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) or 77.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 3.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 72.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.6% is used for growing crops, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 2.4% is unproductive vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Bellinzona district, on the right bank of the Ticino river at the entrance to the Riviera.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent an Eagle displayed Sable and Gules a Cross Argent.
Gnosca has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 752. As of 2008[update], 12.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 33.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian(94.4%), with German being second most common ( 1.8%) and French being third ( 1.4%).
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