Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

coat of arms

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 edit

 
Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

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

Historic population edit

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 edit

  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 edit

46°03′N 8°54′E / 46.050°N 8.900°E / 46.050; 8.900