Locarno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Locarno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The former municipality of Piazzogna is in the Locarno district and the Ticino canton. It is the capital of that district. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Maggia's river delta. Italian is the official language of Locarno. Piazzogna (as of 1997) has an area of 19.27 km² (7.44 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 43.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.0% - forested
 * 25.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 6.5% - rivers & lakes
 * 4.7% - non-productive

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Locarno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Locarno prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)