Agno (Tessin)

Geschichte

Agno is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.The official language of Agno is Italian.HistoryAgno is first mentioned in 818 as Anium. It was known by its German name Eng, though this is no longer used.Pieve of AgnoThe emergence of the Pieve or Parish of Agno is related to the spread of Christianity in late-Roman era along the Milan-Como-Riva San Vitale axis. The patronage of the church (Giovanni Battista) refers to its character as a baptistery. Documents from the years 735 and 818 (deed of gift by King Louis the Pious) testify to the existence of a religious center at Agno. Originally, it was probably an Ambrosian Rite church, in 1002-04 it came into the possession of the Bishop of Como. A collegiate chapel is first mentioned in 1192. The first known pastor is Guilielmus de Merchurolo in 1288. The extent of the parish (from Bironico to Marchirolo) is mentioned in the manuscript of Sessa from 1352.