Monteggio

Monteggio
Coat of arms
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Location of Monteggio
Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°49′E / 46.000°N 8.817°E / 46.000; 8.817Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°49′E / 46.000°N 8.817°E / 46.000; 8.817
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Mayor	Sindaco
Area
• Total	3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	900
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Postal code	6996
SFOS number	5202
Localities	Bosco, Bruciata, Busino, Cassinone, Castello, Crocivaglio, Fonderia, Fornasette, Genestraio, Isole, Lisora, Molinazzo, Persico, Pirla, Ponte Cremenaga, Ramello, Rancina, Ressiga, Roncaccio, Ronchetto, Rovedera, Selvacce, Suino, Termine, and Tiradelsa
Surrounded by	Cadegliano-Viconago (Italy), Cremenaga (Italy), Croglio, Dumenza (Italy), Luino (Italy), Sessa
Website	www.monteggio.ch SFSO statistics

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

Monteggio is first mentioned in 1466 as da Montegio. Until 1819 the current village core was called Albio. The name comes from the fortified seat of the Capitanei of Sessa, the ruins of which are on the site of the Chapel of S. Adalberto (first mentioned in 1428) located in Castello. During the Middle Ages the history of Monteggio was closely connected to the Sessa family. The communities in the Valley of Tresa (Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Croglio) were given special privileges, because they had special military and defensive obligations. The tax exemptions granted in the 14th century by the Duke of Milan were reconfirmed in 1513 by the Swiss Confederation.

Religiously, Monteggio belongs to the parish of Sessa.

In the past, many industries operated in Monteggio, including; brickworks, mills, hammer mills, fishing and a sawmill. By the middle of the 19th century, peat was cut near the village and there was a foundry. In the past few decades, various commercial and industrial enterprises have settled in the municipality.

Monteggio has an area, as of 1997^[update], of 3.36 square kilometers (1.30 sq mi). Of this area, 1.36 km² (0.53 sq mi) or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.64 km² (0.63 sq mi) or 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi) or 19.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km² (22 acres) or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 2.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 43.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.9% is used for growing crops, while 4.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, all of it is unproductive vegetation.