Morbio Inferiore

Morbio Inferiore

Morbio Inferiore is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio Balerna in the district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 25 November 2007, a merger template failed in the communities Chiasso, Morbio Inferiore and Vacallo.

Population

Personalities

• Francesco Silva (* around 1560 in Morbio Inferiore, † 1641), sculptor and plasterer,
• Giovanni Francesco Silva ( * 1668 in Morbio Inferiore, † 1737 in Bonn), sculptor and plasterer,
• Agostino Silva, architect and sculptor
• Gilberto Agustoni Cardinal
• Pietro Bernasconi ( born February 26, 1826 in Morbio Inferiore, † March 31, 1912 in Vacallo ), sculptor
• Andrea Crociani ( born November 9, 1970 in Mendrisio ), Photographer, Computer Art

Attractions

Sacred buildings

• The main attraction is the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Miracoli,
• Pilgrimage Kirches Museum
• Oratory of the Rosary
• Oratory of San Rocco
• Church of San Giorgio

Civil buildings

• Rectory
• Middle School (1972/1977), architect: Mario Botta.
• Family house (1977/1978) in via Ligrignano, architect: Mario Botta
• Villa in Mura (1924), via Vincenzo Vela in
• Villa val Laak with decorative paintings
• Former Saceba cement factory in via dei Mulini
• Triangular -family house (1986/1988) Vacallo in via, architect: Mario Botta
• Log homes (1992 ) in via Pascurit, architects Fabio Muttoni, Elio Ostinelli
• Villa Valsangiacomo ( archaeological site ).