Isorno
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 8°40′E / 46.200°N 8.667°ECoordinates: 46°12′N 8°40′E / 46.200°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Locarno | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) | |
| Population (December 2004) | ||
| • Total | 341 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6661 | |
| SFOS number | 5137 | |
| Localities | Auressio, Berzona, Loco, Niva, Rossa, Seghellina | |
| Surrounded by | Cavigliano, Intragna, Maggia, Mosogno, Onsernone | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Isorno is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2016 the former municipalities of Vergeletto, Gresso, Mosogno and Isorno merged into the municipality of Onsernone.
The former municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Auressio, Berzona and Loco.
Auressio is first mentioned in 1233 as Oraxio. Berzona is first mentioned in 1265 as Berzona. Loco is first mentioned in 1224 as Loco and was also known as Luogo.
Until the 19th Century, the village had much closer ties to Piedmont than to the rest of the Onsernone valley. The construction of the road through the valley in the 19th Century brought it closer to the rest of the valley.
The church of S. Antonio Abate was finished in 1526 and became the center of an independent parish in 1792 after it separated from Loco.
After World War II farming and grazing were almost abandoned and replaced by short-term, seasonal emigration. The improved transport links to the nearby town of Locarno increased Auressio's attractiveness as a place to live for those that were employed in Locarno. This led to a clear population increase in recent years.
One notable building in Auressio is the Villa Edera, which was built in 1887, for the Paris impresario Paolo Antonio Calzonio. It was restored in the early 1990s by the municipality and is now used as a hostel.
The village section of Seghelina is located directly on the main road, while the main village of Berzona is above the road. During the Middle Ages it was part of the Squadra of Onsernone.
The church of S. Defendente was built in 1564 and became a parish church when it separated from Loco in 1777. The section of Seghelina has the chapels of Santa Maria (1682) and S. Maria Lauretana (1766). The political municipality was created at the same time as the Canton of Ticino in 1803.
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