Sant'Abbondio, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°07′N 8°46′E / 46.117°N 8.767°ECoordinates: 46°07′N 8°46′E / 46.117°N 8.767°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Locarno | |
| Municipality | Gambarogno | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 137 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6577 | |
| SFOS number | 5128 | |
| Surrounded by | Brissago, Caviano, Gerra (Gambarogno), Indemini, Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore (IT-VA), Ronco sopra Ascona, San Nazzaro, Veddasca (IT-VA) | |
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Sant`Abbondio is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.
Sant'Abbondio is first mentioned in 1192 as Sancto Abundio.
According to a document from 1358, the settlements of Martignoni de Ronco, Ronco di Sopra, Scimiana, Calgiano, Caviano and Scaiano had already grown up around the church of SS Abbondio e Andrea. The church itself is first mentioned in 1364. It was part of the parish of Vira, when it became the center of an independent parish. In 1774, the villages of Ronco de Martignoni, Ronco di Sopra and Scimiana broke away from Sant'Abbondio to join the vice parish of Gerra. Then, in 1850, they were followed by the settlement of Caviano and Scaiano. The parish church of the new, smaller parish of Sant'Abbondio was rebuilt in the classicist style in 1852-53.
The local economy was based mostly on agriculture and pastoralism. In the 19th Century, the emigration of decorators, painters and potters to France, provided another source of income. In the second half of the 20th century Sant'Abbondio was developed for tourism and many second homes were built in the village.
Sant'Abbondio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 3.2 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi) or 3.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 88.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 5.3% is unproductive land.
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