Monteggio

Geschichte

Monteggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.HistoryMonteggio is first mentioned in 1466 as da Montegio. Until 1819 the current village core was called Albio. The name comes from the fortified seat of the Capitanei of Sessa, the ruins of which are on the site of the Chapel of S. Adalberto (first mentioned in 1428) located in Castello. During the Middle Ages the history of Monteggio was closely connected to the Sessa family. The communities in the Valley of Tresa (Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Croglio) were given special privileges, because they had special military and defensive obligations. The tax exemptions granted in the 14th century by the Duke of Milan were reconfirmed in 1513 by the Swiss Confederation.Religiously, Monteggio belongs to the parish of Sessa.In the past, many industries operated in Monteggio, including; brickworks, mills, hammer mills, fishing and a sawmill. By the middle of the 19th century, peat was cut near the village and there was a foundry. In the past few decades, various commercial and industrial enterprises have settled in the municipality.GeographyMonteggio has an area, of 3.36km2. Of this area, 1.36km2 or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.64km2 or 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.65km2 or 19.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09km2 or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07km2 or 2.1% is unproductive land.