Caneggio

Caneggio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio Caneggio in the district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 25 October 2009, it was merged with five other municipalities to the municipality Breggia.

Geography

Caneggio is located in the Valle di Muggio, above Mendrisio, surrounded by vineyards and forests.

History

In 2004, which is located on the opposite side of the valley village of Campora, which was part of the community Caneggio until then, was incorporated as part of a major merger in the municipality of Castel San Pietro.

Fusion in the Valley of Breggia

Already on the 20th April 2008, the merger of the municipalities Bruzella, Cabbio Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno to the municipality Breggia was announced.

The community Muggio rejected this merger. However, it was decreed by the Grand Council of the Canton of Ticino, which is why Muggio filed a complaint in federal court. After the defeat of Muggio the Federal Court, the merger will now take place as of 25 October 2009.

Personalities

  • Anacleto Arrigo ( born April 18, 1919 in Caneggio; † September 10, 1956 ), painter
  • Sabine Jo Balerna ( born April 20, 1971 in Bern ), painter

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta
  • Oratory of Sant ' Antonio da Padova
  • Oratory of San Giuseppe
  • Elementary school.
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