Mendrisio

Mendrisio
Municipality
Mendrisio during the winter
Mendrisio during the winter
Flag of Mendrisio
Flag
Coat of arms of Mendrisio
Coat of arms
Location of Mendrisio
Map
Mendrisio is located in Switzerland
Mendrisio
Mendrisio
Mendrisio is located in Canton of Ticino
Mendrisio
Mendrisio
Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E / 45.867; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictMendrisio
Government
 • ExecutiveMunicipio
with 7 members
 • MayorSindaco (list)
Samuele Cavadini
 • ParliamentConsiglio comunale
with 60 members
Area
[1]
 • Total
32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Elevation
354 m (1,161 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
14,942
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6850
SFOS number5254
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
LocalitiesArzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate, Salorino, Tremona, Besazio, Ligornetto, Meride
Surrounded byCastel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Riva San Vitale
Websitemendrisio.ch
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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 April 2013