Muggio

Geschichte

Muggio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.HistoryMuggio is first mentioned in 852 as Mugio.The valley has been inhabited since ancient times and by the 9th Century farmers had settled in the village. It was included in the 1299 listing of land owned by Como Cathedral. At that time it was part of the parish of Cabbio. In 1673 it became a vice-parish, which was supported, until the 19th Century, by the mother church at Balerna.The Church of San Lorenzo was first mentioned in 1578. In 1760 it was rebuilt and it was renovated several times, most recently in 2003-04.The inhabitants lived on agriculture and animal husbandry as well as emigration, especially of artists, to other countries. Several large waves of emigration occurred between 1850 and 1940. Since the 1950s the population has continued to decline.GeographyMuggio has an area, of 8.39km2. Of this area, 0.69km2 or 8.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.47km2 or 77.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14km2 or 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.15km2 or 1.8% is unproductive land.