Sant'Antonio, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 9°04′E / 46.167°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 9°04′E / 46.167°N 9.067°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Bellinzona | |
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| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.58 km2 (12.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 822 m (2,697 ft) | |
| Population (December 2004) | ||
| • Total | 191 | |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6583 | |
| SFOS number | 5018 | |
| Surrounded by | Arbedo-Castione, Bellinzona, Cadenazzo, Cavargna (IT-CO), Germasino (IT-CO), Medeglia, Pianezzo, Ponte Capriasca, Roveredo (GR), San Nazzaro Val Cavargna (IT-CO) | |
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Sant'Antonio is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It includes the hamlet of Carena.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
A grave from the Early Iron Age (750-400 BC) has been discovered in the village. The so-called Squadra or part of the village made up the medieval municipality of Vallemorobbia. In 1803, it became a part of the political municipality of Vallemorobbia. Sant'Antonio became an independent municipality in 1831. Before 1600 the village part of the parish of Bellinzona, followed by the parish of Pianezzo until 1680. The first mention of the parish church of SS Antonio Abate e Abbondio is in 1371, and the church was rebuilt in the 16th Century. The inhabitants of the village lived on grazing and farming or many emigrated. In 1464, iron ore mining began in Carena, which was operated with varying success and various owners until 1831. The alpine pasture of Giumello, which belongs to the Canton and the cantonal Agricultural School at Mezzana, is located in the municipality. In 2000, over three quarters of the workforce were commuters, especially to Bellinzona.
Sant'Antonio has an area, as of 1997[update], of 33.58 square kilometers (12.97 sq mi). Of this area, 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 1.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.63 km2 (10.28 sq mi) or 79.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) or 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) or 9.8% is unproductive land.
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