Curio, Ticino

Church of San Pietro

Curio is a municipality in the district Magliasina in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and is located south of the mountain Gheggio. The municipality also the exclave Bombinasco belongs to the northwest of the municipality.

History

In 1196 the village is mentioned in writing for the first time as Coira, later ( 1298 ) it appears as Cuyri. In 1352 a church dedicated to St. Peter is mentioned. The present village church dates from the year 1609.

Population

Personalities

• Architect Visconti family
• Rechtsanwaltensfamilie Avanzini
• Davide Visconti, architect
• Santo Pietro Visconti, architect.
• Alessandro Visconti, brigadier general of the Imperial Russian Army
• Carlo Avanzini, doctor
• Pietro Avanzini Adeodato
• Faustino Corti, missionary
• Ferdinando Andina, pastor
• Ermanno Medici, priest and historian
• Ernesto W. Alther, historian.
• Pio Edo Cassina ( born May 16, 1915 in Curio, † 1995 Rossura ), painter, draftsman, lecturer

Attractions

• Parish church of San Pietro
• Chapel " Madonna della Morella »
• Chapel " Santa Maria del Buon Pastore " on Mondini mountain
• House « Opera San Giuseppe "
• Former art school ( today " Museo del Malcantone "), architect: Luigi Fontana ( 1812-1877 ); the Museo del Malcantone was opened in 1989 and is housed in a neoclassical building dating from 1853. It deals with the culture and history of the Malcantone
• Villa Pierina, Architect: Giuseppe Bordonzotti.