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Revision as of 20:53, 8 November 2006
Vergeletto | |
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Location of Vergeletto  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Locarno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (  ) | 906 m (2,972 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 65 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6664 |
| SFOS number | 5132 |
| Website | website missing |
Vergeletto is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
History
In the middel age Vergeletto belonged to the Onsernone vicinanza and to the squadra of Russo. Since 1803 the municipality of Vergeletto also comprised the current municipality of Gresso, both municipalities were separated in 1882. Vergeletto first depended from the church of Russo since 1757 it is an autonomus parish.
Population and surface
- In 1765, 306 inhabitant, 307 in 1930 and 82 in 2006.
- (ha):4304
Patrimony
Chiesa parrochiale Annunciazione di Maria Vergine: founded in 1610 by Pietro Terribilini it contains a wooden statue repsententing the Virgin Mary and Gabriel Archangel.
Casa Garbani: elegant XVIII century estate built by the Garbani familly, located in the upper part of the village.
Il mulino: an XVIII century mill located in the center of the village.
Tourism
One comes to Vergeletto by the road which forks at [Cavigliano]]. The road curves throughout very impressive gorges far away one can distinghish farm houses laying like swallows or eagle nest.
According to the writter H.R. Haller one could think being "somewhere in Nepal or in the Himalaya".
Worth to mention:
Il nucleo: located at the entrance of the valley bearing the same name. It is the starting point of magnificant trips to Alpin refuge such as Salei, Arena and Ribia.
The Zott-Salei telepheric: starting from Zott located at a few kilometers from the village it joins the montain pasture of Salei.
The coat of arms of the municipality are taken from the Garbani, or Garban familly for its French and Northern Americain branch, originating from the village and whose certain members illustrated themselves as magistrates and Swiss statesmen.
Bibliography
- Dictionnaire Historique & Biographique de la Suisse, Erard-Heggenzi, Neuchatel, 1926.
- Armoriale dei comuni Ticinesi- Gastone Cambin, Lugano, 1963.
- Le Tessin jardin ensoleillé de la Suisse- Max Pfister, 1979.
- Armoriale Ticinese, Stemmario di famiglie ascritte al patriziati della repubblica e cantone del Ticino- Alfredo Lienhard-Riva, 1945, Lausanne.
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- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.