Muzzano, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Muzzano is a municipality
in the district of Lugano
, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
.
to the clergy of Como
. In the course of the 11th Century the property passed to the Abbey of S. Abbondio in Como. In 1579, the property and rights of the Abbey were leased to the municipality and to private individuals.
It belonged to the Pieve
of Agno until it became an independent parish
in 1735. The parish church
of S. Maria dell'Annunciazione probably dates to the 16th century. The Chapel of S. Andrea in Agnuzzo is mentioned for the first time in 1208.
The village was home to many construction workers, especially plasterers, who emigrated to other countries for work. The local economy was based on silk farming
, viticulture
and agriculture. In the flat land on the left bank of the Vedeggio
river, the Mulini Tues Biogno industrial zone developed in the last decades of the 20th Century. The hilly area above the valley is dominated by residential buildings. The small lake of Muzzano is a protected habitat, and has, since 1945, been part of the Pro Natura. Two important pedagogical research schools were built in Muzzano. The first was the school of Alberto Lamoni in 1827 and the Scuola Serena of Maria Boschetti-Alberti in 1917-24. In 2000, about three-quarters of the workforce were commuters.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 8.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 14.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.6% is used for growing crops, while 4.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 14.6% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 13.4% is in lakes and 1.9% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lugano district, above Lago di Muzzano
. It consists of the village of Muzzano and the settlement of Agnuzzo.
Most of the population speaks Italian
(83.0%), with German
being second most common (10.3%) and French
being third (2.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 76 speak German, 17 people speak French, 611 people speak Italian. The remainder (32 people) speak another language.
, the gender distribution of the population was 45.8% male and 54.2% female. The population was made up of 303 Swiss men (35.2% of the population), and 91 (10.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 391 Swiss women (45.5%), and 75 (8.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens and 2 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 7 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 3 non-Swiss men and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 23 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 0 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Muzzano is; 73 children or 8.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 87 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 109 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 102 people or 11.9% are between 30 and 39, 132 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 129 people or 15.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 127 people or 14.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 63 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 38 people or 4.4% who are over 80.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 which is less people per room than the cantonal average of 0.6 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 322 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 186 single family homes (or 69.7% of the total) out of a total of 267 inhabited buildings. There were 49 two family buildings (18.4%) and 23 multi-family buildings (8.6%). There were also 9 buildings in the municipality that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%. there were 369 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 139. There were 18 single room apartments and 139 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 319 apartments (86.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 48 apartments (13.0%) were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments (0.5%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 9.5 new units per 1000 residents.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the FDP
which received 30.23% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(20.23%), the CVP
(19.39%) and the Ticino League
(12.02%). In the federal election, a total of 275 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 49.2%.
In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 540 registered voters in Muzzano, of which 344 or 63.7% voted. 4 blank ballots were cast, leaving 340 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT
which received 88 or 25.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS
(with 62 or 18.2%), the PPD
+GenGiova (with 53 or 15.6%) and the LEGA
(with 47 or 13.8%).
In the Consiglio di Stato election, 2 blank ballots and 1 null ballot were cast, leaving 342 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 80 or 23.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 70 or 20.5%), the LEGA (with 64 or 18.7%) and the PPD (with 54 or 15.8%).
, there were 842 workers who commuted into the municipality and 271 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 3.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 21.5% of the workforce coming into Muzzano are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 7.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.6% used a private car.
, there was one hotel in Muzzano.
. There are 72 individuals (or about 9.78% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 12 individuals (or about 1.63% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
In Muzzano there were a total of 124 students . The Ticino education system
provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten
and in Muzzano there were 22 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years. In the municipality, 38 students attended the standard primary schools. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two year middle school followed by a two year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four year program to prepare for higher education. There were 32 students in the two year middle school, while 14 students were in the four year advanced program.
The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 8 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 8 who attend part-time.
The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There were 2 students in the professional program.
, there were 8 students in Muzzano who came from another municipality, while 83 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Lugano
Lugano (district)
The district of Lugano is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of .-Geography:The Lugano District has an area, , of . Of this area, or 15.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.5% is forested...
, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Muzzano is first mentioned in 1189 as Muciano. Agnuzzo was the center of a large manor farm, which was given in 819 by Emperor Louis the PiousLouis the Pious
Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
to the clergy of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
. In the course of the 11th Century the property passed to the Abbey of S. Abbondio in Como. In 1579, the property and rights of the Abbey were leased to the municipality and to private individuals.
It belonged to the Pieve
Pieve
In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.The Italian word pieve is descended from Latin plebs which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people...
of Agno until it became an independent parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in 1735. The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of S. Maria dell'Annunciazione probably dates to the 16th century. The Chapel of S. Andrea in Agnuzzo is mentioned for the first time in 1208.
The village was home to many construction workers, especially plasterers, who emigrated to other countries for work. The local economy was based on silk farming
Sericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production by B...
, viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
and agriculture. In the flat land on the left bank of the Vedeggio
Vedeggio
The Vedeggio is a river of the Swiss Canton Ticino which rises on the slopes of Monte Camoghè between Bellinzona and Lugano, crosses the plain of Vedeggio , and enters Lake Lugano at Agno.-References:...
river, the Mulini Tues Biogno industrial zone developed in the last decades of the 20th Century. The hilly area above the valley is dominated by residential buildings. The small lake of Muzzano is a protected habitat, and has, since 1945, been part of the Pro Natura. Two important pedagogical research schools were built in Muzzano. The first was the school of Alberto Lamoni in 1827 and the Scuola Serena of Maria Boschetti-Alberti in 1917-24. In 2000, about three-quarters of the workforce were commuters.
Geography
Muzzano has an area, , of 1.57 square kilometre (0.60618038899028 sq mi). Of this area, 0.53 km² (0.204634144054044 sq mi) or 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.37 km² (0.142857798679238 sq mi) or 23.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km² (0.247105381499222 sq mi) or 40.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.24 km² (0.0926645180622084 sq mi) or 15.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 8.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 14.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.6% is used for growing crops, while 4.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 14.6% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 13.4% is in lakes and 1.9% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lugano district, above Lago di Muzzano
Lago di Muzzano
Lago di Muzzano is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. It is bordered by the municipalities of Sorengo, Muzzano and Collina d'Oro. Its surface area is 0.23 km². It drains into Lake Lugano....
. It consists of the village of Muzzano and the settlement of Agnuzzo.
Demographics
Muzzano has a population of . , 18.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.3%.Most of the population speaks Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
(83.0%), with German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
being second most common (10.3%) and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
being third (2.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 76 speak German, 17 people speak French, 611 people speak Italian. The remainder (32 people) speak another language.
, the gender distribution of the population was 45.8% male and 54.2% female. The population was made up of 303 Swiss men (35.2% of the population), and 91 (10.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 391 Swiss women (45.5%), and 75 (8.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens and 2 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 7 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 3 non-Swiss men and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 23 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 0 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Muzzano is; 73 children or 8.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 87 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 109 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 102 people or 11.9% are between 30 and 39, 132 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 129 people or 15.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 127 people or 14.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 63 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 38 people or 4.4% who are over 80.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 which is less people per room than the cantonal average of 0.6 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 322 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 186 single family homes (or 69.7% of the total) out of a total of 267 inhabited buildings. There were 49 two family buildings (18.4%) and 23 multi-family buildings (8.6%). There were also 9 buildings in the municipality that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%. there were 369 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 139. There were 18 single room apartments and 139 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 319 apartments (86.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 48 apartments (13.0%) were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments (0.5%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 9.5 new units per 1000 residents.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire villaggio of Muzzano is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
which received 30.23% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(20.23%), the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(19.39%) and the Ticino League
Ticino League
The Ticino League is an isolationist, national conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino.In 1991, after some public campaigning in the Sunday journal Mattino della Domenica against political power and use of public money, the editor Giuliano Bignasca and the...
(12.02%). In the federal election, a total of 275 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 49.2%.
In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 540 registered voters in Muzzano, of which 344 or 63.7% voted. 4 blank ballots were cast, leaving 340 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
which received 88 or 25.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(with 62 or 18.2%), the PPD
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
+GenGiova (with 53 or 15.6%) and the LEGA
Ticino League
The Ticino League is an isolationist, national conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino.In 1991, after some public campaigning in the Sunday journal Mattino della Domenica against political power and use of public money, the editor Giuliano Bignasca and the...
(with 47 or 13.8%).
In the Consiglio di Stato election, 2 blank ballots and 1 null ballot were cast, leaving 342 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 80 or 23.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 70 or 20.5%), the LEGA (with 64 or 18.7%) and the PPD (with 54 or 15.8%).
Economy
, Muzzano had an unemployment rate of 4.61%. , there were 63 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 560 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 16 businesses in this sector. 141 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector. There were 366 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.7% of the workforce., there were 842 workers who commuted into the municipality and 271 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 3.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 21.5% of the workforce coming into Muzzano are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 7.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.6% used a private car.
, there was one hotel in Muzzano.
Religion
From the , 584 or 79.3% were Roman Catholic, while 68 or 9.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. There are 72 individuals (or about 9.78% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 12 individuals (or about 1.63% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Muzzano about 76.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
In Muzzano there were a total of 124 students . The Ticino education system
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
and in Muzzano there were 22 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years. In the municipality, 38 students attended the standard primary schools. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two year middle school followed by a two year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four year program to prepare for higher education. There were 32 students in the two year middle school, while 14 students were in the four year advanced program.
The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 8 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 8 who attend part-time.
The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There were 2 students in the professional program.
, there were 8 students in Muzzano who came from another municipality, while 83 residents attended schools outside the municipality.