Medeglia
Sign in to saveMedeglia is a village and a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 21 November 2010, the former municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged in the new municipality of Monteceneri.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Medeglia
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Medeglia.JPG
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Medeglia village
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Medeglia-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Medeglia.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Bellinzona
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6809
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5011
- Swiss town.area
- 6.27
- Swiss town.elevation
- 714
- Swiss town.population
- 355
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2004
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2004
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Bironico, Cadenazzo, Camignolo, Camorino, Capriasca, Isone, Pianezzo, Ponte Capriasca, Sant'Antonio
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Medeglia is a village and a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 21 November 2010, the former municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged in the new municipality of Monteceneri.
==History== thumb|left|A cow in an alpine pasture near Medeglia Medeglia is first mentioned in 1195 as Medellia. It can be assumed that in the High Middle Ages, Medeglia was part of the old valley community of Carvina. In 1501-03 changed area around Isone, Medeglia and Lugano became part of the county of Bellinzona, but remained in the Agno parish. It became part of the parish of Bironico in the 13th century. Then, in 1585, it broke away from that parish to become a vice parish. It was raised to a full parish in 1888. The parish church of St. Bartholomew was first mentioned in 1328. The romanesque core of the church was renovated and rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries.