Mendrisio
urban municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
urban municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mendrisio is a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio | |
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Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Mendrisio |
Government | |
• Executive | Municipio with 7 members |
• Mayor | Sindaco (list) Carlo Croci (as of February 2014) |
• Parliament | Consiglio comunale with 60 members |
Area | |
• Total | 32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 14,942 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6850 |
SFOS number | 5254 |
Localities | Salorino |
Surrounded by | Capolago, Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Rancate, Riva San Vitale |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was created on 4 April 2004, when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009, it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona.[3] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.[4]
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