Caslano Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Caslano 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
As of 1997, Bironico has an area of 4.18 square kilometers (1.61 sq mi). The village is located south of the Monte Ceneri Pass and north of the district seat Lugano. It is bordered by the villages of Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 11.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 77.5% - forested
 * 6.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.5% - rivers or lakes
 * 4.3% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Bironico is in 1296 as Bironico.

The population history of Bironico is: 1769 - 128 inhabitants 1801 - 201 inhabitants 1850 - 177 inhabitants 1900 - 431 inhabitants 1950 - 272 inhabitants 2000 - 512 inhabitants

According to records from 1571, Bironico Parish was part of the Agno Pieve. The Pieve was formed from the following parishes: In Swiss territory -

In what is now Italian territory. With the exception of Cremenaga, all these parishes were separated from Agno by 1633.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Caslano can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Caslano 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)