Mendrisio | |
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Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Mendrisio |
Government | |
• Executive | Municipio with 7 members |
• Mayor | Sindaco (list) Samuele Cavadini |
• Parliament | Consiglio comunale with 60 members |
Area | |
• Total | 32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 14,942 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6850 |
SFOS number | 5254 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
Localities | Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate, Salorino, Tremona, Besazio, Ligornetto, Meride |
Surrounded by | Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Riva San Vitale |
Website | mendrisio SFSO statistics |
Mendrisio (Italian: [menˈdriːzjo]; Lombard: Mendrís [menˈdriːs]) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was boosted in size on 4 April 2004 when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009 it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona.[3] On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.[4]
Mendrisio is served by Mendrisio railway station and Mendrisio San Martino railway station.