Novazzano

Church entrance of the parish church in Novazzano

Novazzano is a municipality in the district of Stabio, in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is five kilometers from Chiasso, on the Italian border. The village was already inhabited during the Etruscan and Roman times. The first mention of it was in the year 875 by a noble family called " De Novezano ".

Population

Personalities

  • Dario Robbiani (1939-2009), politician
  • Manrico Padovani, Geiger
  • Carlo Fontana, architect in Roma, employees Gian Lorenzo Bernini, members of the Accademia di San Luca;
  • Giorgio Morniroli, neurosurgeon, politician Lega dei Ticinesi
  • Luigi Cansani, priest, organist, composer.

Attractions

  • Parish church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (1776/1779), architect: Innocente Regazzoni
  • Dell'Annunciata oratory with frescoes ( 1584 ) by the painter Giovanni Battista Tarilli
  • Kindergarten (1989/1994), architect Massimo Marazzi
  • Oekonomische houses (1989/1993), architect: Mario Botta
  • Nursing Home Girotondo (1992/1997), architect: Mario Botta
  • In the district of " Castel di Sotto ", oratorio Holy Trinity ( 12th or 13th century ) with stucco work of the sculptor Agostino Silva
  • House with frescoes (early 15th century) of the painter Antonio da Tradate (?)
  • Castle ruins in the district, " Castel di Sotto "
  • Palace Fercasa (1963 ) Architects: Alberto Finzi, Paolo Zurich
  • In the district of " Brusata " oratorio Santi Bartolomeo and Bernardo (1671/1679) with frescoes on the facade and several paintings in the interior
  • In the district of " Boscherina " Oratory of the Blessed Virgin fresco with Madonna del Latte and San Bernardo (first quarter 16th century )
  • Villa Riva with paintings of Kunstmäler Antonio Rinaldi and Innocente Chiesa.
Mendrisio (district) Ticino League Antonio Rinaldi (architect) Ligornetto Municipalities of the canton of Ticino
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