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Arosio, Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°02′52″N 8°54′05″E / 46.04778°N 8.90139°E / 46.04778; 8.90139
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Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.[1]


Location

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Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

The village comprised the amalgamated settlements Terra di sopra and Terra di sotto.

Historic population

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The historical population is given in the following table:

Year Population
Arosio[2]
1599 ca. 300
1801 221
1850 232
1900 186
1950 197
2000 422

Notes

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
  2. ^ Arosio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

References

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46°02′52″N 8°54′05″E / 46.04778°N 8.90139°E / 46.04778; 8.90139