History Capriasca

1 history

1.1 cagiallo
1.2 sala capriasca
1.3 lopagno
1.4 roveredo

history

cagiallo first mentioned in 13th century guzallo. in 1335 mentioned cazallo. sala capriasca first mentioned in 1078 sale. in 1467 mentioned salla. lopagno first mentioned in 1335 lopagnio. roveredo first mentioned in 1583 roveretro.

cagiallo

together lopagno , campestro, cagiallo formed bürgergemeinde middle ages through modern era.

the late medieval church of s. matteo rebuilt 1672, retained romanesque clock tower. village part of parish of tesserete. chapel of st. lucia first mentioned in 1606, , chapel of st. sebastian in almatro built in 1682.

the pre-industrial economy based on agriculture , emigration. in 18th , 19th centuries, battaglini family played important role throughout valley. cagiallo supports tourist facilities , hotels of village of tesserete, , has become suburb of in recent years.

sala capriasca

sala capriasca lombard walled village. in 15th century, formed vicinanza bigorio. in first half of 16th century had rights commons in parish of capriasca. part of tesserete parish until 1933.

the parish church of st. anthony first mentioned in 1413. in 15th , 16th centuries totally rebuilt. monastery of bigorio founded in 1535 first seat of capuchins in switzerland.

economically village dominated agriculture , rural handicrafts. traditional seasonal migration brought income. in second half of 20th century developed bedroom community. in 2000, four-fifths of working population commuters, lugano.

lopagno

lopagno, cagiallo , campestro, formed vicinanza since middle ages. in 16th , 17th centuries there several large-scale emigrations village. economy of village based on agriculture, trade , construction activities. inhabitants of lopagno among leaders of popular uprising against authorities of helvetic republic on 26 january 1802. since 1952, institute don orione care of mentally disabled, active in lopagno.

the s. apollonia chapel dates 16th century, , dependent of parish of tesserete.

in 2000 3 quarters of working population worked outside village.

roveredo

roveredo belonged pieve of capriasca , parish church of tesserete. local chapel of st. bernard of clairvaux built in 1403.

agriculture , pastoralism once main sources of income. starting in 1960s, roveredo developed residential community, due proximity lugano , tesserete. in 2000, approximately four-fifths of workforce in roveredo commutes.