Muggio
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 45°54′N 9°03′E / 45.900°N 9.050°ECoordinates: 45°54′N 9°03′E / 45.900°N 9.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Mendrisio | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Leonello Fontana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 661 m (2,169 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 224 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6838 | |
| SFOS number | 5259 | |
| Surrounded by | Cabbio, Castel San Pietro, Cerano d'Intelvi (IT-CO), San Fedele Intelvi (IT-CO) | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Muggio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.
Muggio is first mentioned in 852 as Mugio.
The valley has been inhabited since ancient times and by the 9th Century farmers had settled in the village. It was included in the 1299 listing of land owned by Como Cathedral. At that time it was part of the parish of Cabbio. In 1673 it became a vice-parish, which was supported, until the 19th Century, by the mother church at Balerna.
The Church of San Lorenzo was first mentioned in 1578. In 1760 it was rebuilt and it was renovated several times, most recently in 2003-04.
The inhabitants lived on agriculture and animal husbandry as well as emigration, especially of artists, to other countries. Several large waves of emigration occurred between 1850 and 1940. Since the 1950s the population has continued to decline.
Muggio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 8.39 square kilometers (3.24 sq mi). Of this area, 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 8.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) or 77.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 1.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. Out of the forested land, 73.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.0% is used for growing crops and 1.2% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the village is flowing water.
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