Anzonico
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°26′N 8°52′E / 46.433°N 8.867°ECoordinates: 46°26′N 8°52′E / 46.433°N 8.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Leventina | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) | |
| Population (December 2004) | ||
| • Total | 105 | |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6748 | |
| SFOS number | 5062 | |
| Surrounded by | Acquarossa, Cavagnago, Chironico, Faido, Giornico | |
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Anzonico is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Mairengo and Osco.
Anzonico is first mentioned in 1226 as Ançonego. By 1229 it was listed a Degagna or associated farms to the greater Giornico area. It belonged to the parish of Giornico until the creation of a separate parish in 1602. The parish church of St. John the Baptist was first mentioned in 1404. The church, like most of the town was destroyed on 19 January 1667 by an avalanche. It was rebuilt in 1670 in a sheltered location. The population lived mostly through agriculture and livestock (sheep), though many temporarily emigrated for work. On the sun-drenched slopes of the mountains, the community's vineyards are found everywhere below 700 m (2,300 ft) in elevation. Starting in 1850, the population began to drop drastically. Many Rustici or traditional houses have been converted into apartments.
Anzonico has an area, as of 1997[update], of 10.61 square kilometers (4.10 sq mi). Of this area, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 3.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi) or 67.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 16.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 63.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 12.3% is unproductive vegetation and 4.3% is too rocky for vegetation.
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