Bedano

Geschichte

Bedano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.HistoryDuring the Middle Ages it was under the jurisdiction of the monastery of S. Ambrogio in Milan, while the Bishop of Como possessed the right to tithe in Bedano.It is part of the parish of Gravesano. In the village there are two chapels, the Chapel of Santa Maria (built in 1365, rebuilt before 1636) and S. Rocco from the 16th Century. North of Bedano are ruins of a small castle, which may have belonged to the Rusca family. Under Swiss Confederation rule, it was as a part of the district of Lugano.At times, the a large percentage of the population emigrated, due to poor conditions in the village. It is the original home of the artist and architect family, Albertolli, including Giocondo Albertolli. Like the rest of Vedeggio valley, in recent decades it has experienced, industrial growth, aided by a freight rail station at Bioggio.GeographyBedano has an area, of 1.87km2. Of this area, 0.55km2 or 29.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1km2 or 53.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52km2 or 27.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06km2 or 3.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03km2 or 1.6% is unproductive land.