Casima Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Casima 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, Caneggio has an area of 3.53 square kilometers (1.36 sq mi). The village is situated in the Mendrisio district, on the left side of the Valle di Muggio. Until 2004 it consisted of the settlement of Campora on the other side of the valley, but it is now part of Castel San Pietro.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 7.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 98.0% - forested
 * 5.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.1% - rivers or lakes

Since 2004, the former municipalities of Casima and Monte as well as the settlement of Campora (formerly part of the municipality of Caneggio) have been included in Castel San Pietro.

History
The first mention of Caneggio was in 1209 as Canegio. In 1335, it was also mentioned as Canezio.

The population history of Castel San Pietro is: 1643 - 479 inhabitants 1685 - 563 inhabitants 1696 - 541 inhabitants 1769 - 623 inhabitants 1801 - 610 inhabitants 1850 - 874 inhabitants 1900 - 898 inhabitants 1950 - 1131 inhabitants 1970 - 1500 inhabitants 2000 - 1728 inhabitants

Roman era graves were uncovered in Campora. The village was included in the parish of Bruzella. They separated in 1649 from Bruzella and probably in the same century, joined the Pieve of Balerna. First mentioned in 1566, the church of San Maria Assunta was rebuilt in 1715 and renovated in 1971–1975.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Casima can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Casima 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)