Croglio

Croglio
Coat of arms
Croglio
Location of Croglio
Coordinates: 45°59′N 8°45′E / 45.983°N 8.750°E / 45.983; 8.750Coordinates: 45°59′N 8°45′E / 45.983°N 8.750°E / 45.983; 8.750
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Mayor	Sindaco
Area
• Total	4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	877
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Postal code	6981
SFOS number	5178
Surrounded by	Bedigliora, Cadegliano-Viconago (IT-VA), Lavena Ponte Tresa (IT-VA), Monteggio, Ponte Tresa, Pura, Sessa
Website	www.croglio.ch SFSO statistics

Croglio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Croglio is first mentioned in 1335 as burgus de Crolio.

Croglio has an area, as of 1997^[update], of 4.38 square kilometers (1.69 sq mi). Of this area, 0.89 km² (0.34 sq mi) or 20.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.09 km² (1.19 sq mi) or 70.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km² (0.24 sq mi) or 14.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 1.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 63.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.7% is used for growing crops, while 4.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Lugano district in the middle Malcantone valley. It consists of the settlements of Croglio, Castelrotto, Ronco, Madonna del Piano, Barico, Purasca and Biogno-Beride. Biogno and Beride were originally two independent municipalities with a shared administration. In 1907, they merged into a single municipality. In 1976 this municipality merged into Croglio. Between 1953-76 the municipality of Croglio was known as Croglio-Castelrotto.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a doorless castle gules and in chief a hazel branch with two hazels vert fruited or.

Croglio has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 877. As of 2008^[update], 15.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4.9%.