Brissago

Brissago ( in the local dialect Brissag, German outdated Brisa ) is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the circle Isole, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore southwest of Ascona on the border with Italy. It consists of the hamlets " Bassuno ", " Caccio ", " Cadogno ", " Cartogna ", " Corte ", " Gadero ", " Incella ", " Madonna di Ponte ", " Nevedone ", " Noveledo ", " Piazza ", " Piodina ", " Porta ", " Rossorino " and " Tecetto " and the Brissago. The Town Hall in the center of town is located at an altitude of 197 m above sea level. M., the highest hamlet, Bassuno lies 867 m above sea. M.

Climate

There is a rainfall station of MeteoSwiss in Brissago it is located 280 m above sea level. M. on the slopes of the community Brissago, in the upper districts. It was built in 1887 and has since missing two months in the measurement series. It is a day collectors, which means that the data is available in a daily interval.

History

1289 Brissago was mentioned as Brixago. 1578, it had 1,675 inhabitants, 1,577 inhabitants in 1930, today 1,899 inhabitants. Thus, the population remained almost constant during centuries.

In Brissago located since the 19th century, a cigar factory, where, among other things, the original Brissago mentioned Virginiazigarren be made ​​. Since 1999 part of the Swiss Tobacco Group Burger sons. In 2002 there erected Centro Dannemann the World Chess Championship 2004 between Vladimir Kramnik and Péter Lékó took place.

Personalities

• Benigno Zaccheo, freethinkers, 1856-57 in Ticino Senate.
• Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), Neapolitan opera composer. Leoncavallo in 1903 built a house in Brissago and dwelt there. Leoncavallo is an honorary citizen of Brissago. The town has set up a museum with relics Leoncavallo. There will be an annual festival in honor of Leoncavallo in Brissago instead.
• Nella Martinetti (1946-2011), singer, composer and lyricist of popular songs and folk music.
• Claudio Baccalà ( born September 4, 1923 in Incella - Brissago, † December 9, 2007 in Locarno ), painter and draftsman
• Adriana Beretta ( born March 10, 1950 in Brissago ), painter, illustrator
• Pietro Beretta (around 1585-1610 in Brissago ), sculptor, architect
• Jean Paul Berta (born 1 June 1941 in Brissago ), painter
• Gian Antonio Caldelli ( born May 13, 1721 Brissago, † December 21, 1790 ), painter, sculptor

Attractions

• The Catholic parish church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the 16th century in the style of the Lombard Renaissance.
• Around the same time the Church of the Madonna di Ponte was built. ,
• The Oratorio in the district of " Porta ", built in 1996 by Raffaele Cavadini, an outstanding example of modern architecture in Ticino
• There is also a Sacro Monte, but in contrast to the "holy mountain " in neighboring Italy not listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.,
• Oratory of Our Lady of Graces in the district " Gadero »
• Community hall and primary school
• So-called Castle
• Banca dello Stato, architect Livio Vacchini
• Residence Conti Rossini
• Residence Baccalà. ,
• Family house De Rossi
• Residential house Branca
• Palace Branca Baccalà Museum and Leoncavallo. ,
• Apartment building Bianchini, architect: Luigi Snozzi
• Villa Gina or Casa dei Matti ( fools )
• Tabakensfabrik, architect: Bruno Brunoni
• Oratory of San Macario in Piodina,
• Oratory Vergine del Monte Nero di Taja,
• Detached house in the district, " Costa di Fuori " architect Aurelio Galfetti
• Oratory Santi Rocco and Sebastiano in the district " Incella » oratorio Santi Rocco and Sebastiano < / ref >
• Single-family house, architect Raffaele Cavadini
• Late medieval hamlet in the district of " Teccet »
• Oratory of Madonna del Buon Consiglio in the district " Porbetto "

Brissago Islands

Brissago is mainly known by the Brissago islands on which there is a botanical garden located. Due to the mild climate around 1500 different species of plants can thrive. Among them are palm trees, bamboo and eucalyptus. The garden was from 1885 created by Baroness Antoinette de Saint Léger and expanded by the subsequent owners of the islands, the department store millionaire Max Emden, 1927.