Agno, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°54′E / 46.000°N 8.900°ECoordinates: 46°00′N 8°54′E / 46.000°N 8.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Lugano | |
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Sindaco Mauro Frischknecht |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,467 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6982 | |
| SFOS number | 5141 | |
| Surrounded by | Bioggio, Collina d'Oro, Magliaso, Muzzano, Neggio, Vernate | |
| Website |
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Agno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Agno is first mentioned in 818 as Anium. It was known by its German name Eng, though this is no longer used.
The emergence of the Pieve or Parish of Agno is related to the spread of Christianity in late-Roman era along the Milan-Como-Riva San Vitale axis. The patronage of the church (Giovanni Battista) refers to its character as a baptistery. Documents from the years 735 and 818 (deed of gift by King Louis the Pious) testify to the existence of a religious center at Agno. Originally, it was probably an Ambrosian Rite church, in 1002-04 it came into the possession of the Bishop of Como. A collegiate chapel is first mentioned in 1192. The first known pastor is Guilielmus de Merchurolo in 1288. The extent of the parish (from Bironico to Marchirolo) is mentioned in the manuscript of Sessa from 1352.
The visitation records of Bishop Giovanni Antonio Volpe of Como (1571) give a detailed report on the properties of the parishes belonging to the Pieve and the sub-parishes. On Swiss soil it included: Agno, Aranno, Arosio, Astano, Bedigliora, Bironico, Bioggio, Bosco Luganese, Breno, Cademario, Camignolo, Caslano, Castelrotto, Curio, Ison, Magliaso, Medeglia, Mezzovico, Miglieglia, Mugena Muzzano, Neggio, Novaggio, Ponte Tresa, Pura Rivera, Robasacco, S. Abbondio (Gentilino and Montagnola), S. Maria (Iseo and Cimo), Sessa, Sigirino, S. Pietro di Gravesano, Torricella Vernate, Vezio and Vira. The Pieve also included a number of villages, which are now in Italy. These included: Arbizzo, Ardena, Cadegliano, Cremenaga, Cugliate, Fabiasco, Lavena, Marchirolo, Marzio, Viconago.
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