Mergoscia
Sign in to saveMergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Mergoscia
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Kirchenturm von mergoscia.jpg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Mergoscia-coat_of_arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Mergoscia Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Locarno
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6647
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5117
- Swiss town.area
- 12.14
- Swiss town.elevation
- 735
- Swiss town.population
- 185
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2004
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2004
- Swiss town.website
- www.mergoscia.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Sindaco
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Avegno, Brione sopra Minusio, Corippo, Gordevio, Gordola, Tenero-Contra, Vogorno
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Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
==History== thumb|left|Old road to Mergoscia, built in 1900 Mergoscia is first mentioned in 1061 as Mergossia, though this comes from a copy of the original from 1402. In 1300 it was mentioned as Mergosia. In 1313, Mergoscia split from the Vicinanza of Minusio and Brione. However, the majority of the common property of the former vicinanza remained undivided until 1952. To avoid paying a tithe to the nobles of Locarno, at the beginning of the 15th century, the village split from Locarno to join the valley community of Verzasca and Valle Maggia.