Ticino
Ticino | |
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Republic and Canton of Ticino Repubblica e Cantone Ticino (Italian) | |
Joined | 1803 |
Languages | Italian |
HDI | 0.961 (2021)[4] very high · 3rd of 7 |
Website | www |
Ticino (
Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. It is one of the three large southern Alpine cantons, along with Valais and the Grisons. However, unlike all other cantons, it lies almost entirely south of the Alps and has no natural access to the Swiss Plateau. Through the main crest of the Gotthard and adjacent mountain ranges, it borders the canton of Valais to the northwest, the canton of Uri to the north and the canton of Grisons to the northeast; the latter canton being also the only one to share some borders with Ticino at the level of the plains. The canton shares international borders with Italy as well, including a small Italian enclave.
Named after the Ticino, its longest river, it is the only canton where Italian is the sole official language and represents the bulk of the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland along with the southern parts of the Grisons. In 2020, Ticino had a population of 350,986.[2] The largest city is Lugano, and the two other notable centres are Bellinzona and Locarno. While the geography of the Sopraceneri region is marked by the High Alps and Lake Maggiore, that of the Sottoceneri is marked by the Alpine foothills and Lake Lugano. The canton, which has become one of the major tourist destinations of Switzerland, distinguishes itself from the rest of the country by its warm climate, and its meridional culture and gastronomy.
The land now occupied by the canton was annexed from
The GDP per capita in Ticino was with 83,450 Swiss francs above the Swiss average in 2020, making the canton one of the wealthist areas in Europe. Ticino also had the second highest life expectancy (85.2 years) in Europe in 2018.[6] The Human Development Index of 0.961 in 2021 was one of the highest found anywhere in the world.
Etymology
The name Ticino was chosen for the newly established canton in 1803, after the river Ticino which flows through it from the Novena Pass to Lake Maggiore.[7]
Known as Ticinus in Roman times, the river appears on the Tabula Peutingeriana as Ticenum. Johann Kaspar Zeuss attributed Celtic origins to the name, tracing it to the Celtic tek, itself from an Indo-European root tak, meaning "melting, flowing".[8]
The official name of the canton is Republic and Canton of Ticino (Italian: Repubblica e Cantone Ticino), and the two-letter code is TI. It is one of the four cantons of Switzerland officially referred to as "republics", along with Geneva, Neuchâtel and Jura.
History
During the
Between 1403 and 1422 some of these lands were already annexed by forces from the
The lands of the canton of Ticino are the last lands to be conquered by the
As a particularly poor region, Ticino was a land of emigration. Notable examples include the chocolatiers (cioccolatieri) of the
Until 1878 the three largest cities, Bellinzona, Lugano and Locarno, alternated as capital of the canton. In 1878, however, Bellinzona became the only and permanent capital. The 1870–1891 period saw a surge of political turbulence in Ticino, and the authorities needed the assistance of the federal government to restore order in several instances, in 1870, 1876, 1889 and 1890–1891.[13]
The current cantonal constitution dates from 1997. The previous constitution, heavily modified, was codified in 1830, nearly 20 years before the constitution of the
Geography
Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. With a few exceptions in the extreme north and south of the canton, it lies entirely in the Ticino basin, a tributary of the Po. Along with Valais and the Grisons, it is one of the three cantons whose territory extends into the Po basin (lands to the south of the Alps). However, unlike the other Po basin cantons (and all other cantons), all settlements of Ticino are on the south side of the Alps, therefore separated from the Swiss Plateau (and most of the country) by the great Alpine barrier. The canton also comprehends some small areas in the Rhine basin in the north, at the Gotthard Pass and around lake of Santa Maria. The extreme south of the canton is drained by the Po as well, but through the Breggia and Adda,[16] and Gaggiolo, Olona, Lambro.
The canton is traditionally (but not administratively) split into two regions. The northern region, the
The Ticino, which gives its name to the canton, is the largest river of Ticino. It flows from the northwest through the
Although it includes the lowest point of Switzerland (Lake Maggiore) as well as its lowest town (Ascona), the topography of Ticino is extremely rugged, as it is the canton with the fourth largest elevation difference. It lies essentially within the Alps, in particular the Lepontine Alps, the Saint-Gotthard Massif and the Lugano Prealps. The longest and deepest valleys are those of the Ticino, Verzasca and Maggia. The two highest mountains are the Rheinwaldhorn and the Basòdino. Other notable mountains are Pizzo Rotondo (highest of the Gotthard Massif), Pizzo Campo Tencia (highest fully within the canton), Monte Generoso (highest south of Lake Lugano) and Monte Tamaro (most prominent of the canton). For an exhaustive list, see list of mountains of Ticino.
The area of the canton is 2,812 square kilometres (1,086 sq mi), of which about three-quarters are considered productive to trees or crops.
Climate
The climate of Ticino is mostly influenced by the Mediterranean Sea, the Alps protecting it from north European weather.
The climate of Ticino is highly diverse as elevations range from Lake Maggiore, affected by
Diocese
The
Wine region
Ticino is one of the wine regions for
Government
The current Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Ticino, originating from a draft approved on 18 August 1801 during the Helvetic Republic,[31] was approved on 14 December 1997.[32] In its preamble, it states that it was created by the Ticinese people (popolo) "in order to guaranty peaceful life together with respect for the dignity of man, fundamental liberties and social justice (...) faithful to its historic task to interpret Italian culture within the Helvetic Confederation".[32]
The
The five-member
Each year, the Council of State nominates its president.[32] The current president of the Council of State is Norman Gobbi.[33]
The most recent elections were held in April 2019; the next elections will be on 2 April 2023.[34]
The cantonal capital is Bellinzona. The Palazzo delle Orsoline on Piazza Governo is the meeting place for both the Grand Council and the Council of State.[32] Nearby Piazza Governo is Piazza Indipendenza, which commemorates the independence of the canton.
Politics
Federal election results
Percentage of the total vote per party in the canton in the National Council Elections 1971–2019[35][36] | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Ideology | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | |
FDP.The Liberalsa
|
Classical liberalism | 38.4 | 39.1 | 36.3 | 37.9 | 34.8 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 27.7 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 20.5 | |
CVP/PDC/PPD/PCD | Christian democracy | 34.8 | 35.7 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 38.2 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 18.2 | |
SP/PS | Social democracy | 13.1 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 25.8 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 14.1 | |
SVP/UDC | Conservatism | 2.4 | * b | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | |
EVP/PEV | Christian democracy | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0.2 | * | * | * | * | * | |
GLP/PVL | Green liberalism | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
PdA/PST-POP/PC/PSL | Socialism | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | * | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | * | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |
PSA | Socialism | 6.7 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.0 | c | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
GPS/PES | Green politics | * | * | * | * | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 12.1 | |
FGA | Feminist | * | * | * | * | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
SD/DS | National conservatism | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ticino League | Right-wing populism | * | * | * | * | * | 23.5 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 21.7 | 16.9 | |
Other | * | 0.2 | * | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.7 | ||
Voter participation % | 60.6 | 64.7 | 59.6 | 61.6 | 60.2 | 67.5 | 52.8 | 49.7 | 48.6 | 47.4 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 49.8 |
- ^a FDP before 2009, FDP.The Liberals after 2009
- ^b "*" indicates that the party was not on the ballot in this canton.
- ^c Part of the SP/PS
Referendum decisions
Since a referendum in September 2013, Ticino is the only Swiss canton where wearing full-face veils is illegal.[37] Supporters of the ban cited the case of a 20-year-old Pakistani woman from Bellinzona, who was killed by her husband for refusing to wear a headscarf.[38][39] The Burqa ban was later approved by the Grand Council in November 2015.[40]
In September 2016, Ticino voters approved a Swiss People's Party-sponsored referendum that gives precedence to Swiss workers, as opposed to foreign workers, defying freedom of movement agreements between Switzerland and the EU.[41][42]
Political subdivisions
Districts
The canton is divided into eight districts:[43]
- Bellinzona with capital Bellinzona
- Blenio with capital Acquarossa
- Leventina with capital Faido
- Locarno with capital Locarno
- Lugano with capital Lugano
- Mendrisio with capital Mendrisio
- Riviera with capital Osogna
- Vallemaggia with capital Cevio
History of the districts
Leventina was a subject of the canton of Uri until 1798, the year the Helvetic Republic was founded, when it became part of the new canton of Bellinzona along with the Swiss condominiums of Bellinzona, Riviera and Blenio. The condominiums of Locarno, Lugano, Mendrisio and Vallemaggia became part of the new canton of Lugano in 1798. These two cantons formed into one canton, Ticino, in 1803 when it joined the (restored) Swiss Confederation as a member canton. The former condominiums and Leventina became the eight districts of the canton of Ticino, which exist to the present day and are provided for by the cantonal constitution.
Municipalities and circles
There are 108 municipalities in the canton (as of June 2021[update]). These municipalities (comuni) are grouped in 38 circoli (circles or sub-districts) which are in turn grouped into the eight districts (distretti).[44]
The mayor (sindaco) is the president of the municipal government (municipio) which comprises at least three members; a council also exists. The members of the council and the municipio are elected every four years by the
Since the late 1990s, there has been an ongoing
Demographics
Ticino has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 350,986.
As of 2019, 70.0% of the total population was Catholic.[46] According to a 2012 survey, the population aged 15 years and older was mostly Catholic (70%); further Christian denominations accounted for 10% of the population (including
The official language, and the one used for most written communication, is Swiss Italian. Despite being very similar to standard Italian, Swiss Italian presents some differences to the Italian spoken in Italy due to the influence of French and German from which it assimilates words. Dialects of the Lombard language such as Ticinese are still spoken, especially in the valleys, but they are not used for official purposes.
Despite the dominance of Italian speakers, fluency in
In 2016, Ticino was the European region with the second highest life expectancy at 85.0 years, and the highest male life expectancy at 82.7 years.[48]
Historical population
The historical population is given in the following table:
Historic Population Data[49] | ||||
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Year | Total Population | Swiss | Non-Swiss | Population share of total country |
1850 | 117 759 | 109,952 | 7,807 | 4.9% |
1880 | 130,394 | 110,306 | 20,088 | 4.6% |
1900 | 138,638 | 108,181 | 30,457 | 4.2% |
1950 | 175,055 | 144,909 | 30,146 | 3.7% |
1970 | 245,458 | 177,954 | 67,504 | 3.9% |
2000 | 306,846 | 228,057 | 78,789 | 4.2% |
2020 | 350,986 | 4.1% |
Economy
Lugano is Switzerland's third largest financial centre after Zurich and Geneva.[55] The banking industry alone has 8,400 employees and generates 17% of the gross cantonal product.[56] Because of Ticino's shared language and culture, its financial industry has very close ties to Italy.[56] In 2017, Ticino had an unemployment rate of 4%, higher than the Switzerland average which was estimated at 3.7%.[57]
Frontalieri, commuter workers living in Italy (mostly in the provinces of Varese and Como) but working regularly in Ticino, form a large part (over 20%) of the workforce, far larger than in the rest of Switzerland, where the rate is below 5%. Foreigners in general hold 44.3% of all the jobs, again a much higher rate than elsewhere in the Confederation (27%).[58] Frontalieri are usually paid less than Swiss workers for their jobs, and tend to serve as low-cost labour.[59]
Italy is by far Ticino's most important foreign trading partner, but there's a huge
Three of the world's largest gold refineries are based in Ticino,[65] including the Pamp refinery in Castel San Pietro, the leading manufacturer of minted gold bars.[66] Large companies based in the canton include:
The opening of the
Transport
The
The Ceneri Base Tunnel, inaugurated in 2020, constitutes another revolution in the canton, by providing fast links to both Locarno and Bellinzona from Lugano, and making the latter city an important railway node. The base tunnel bypasses the old Monte Ceneri axis.
The
The canton has a higher than average incidence of traffic accidents, recording 16 deaths or serious injuries per 100 million km in the 2004–2006 period, compared to a Swiss average of 6.[76]
Lugano Airport is the busiest airport in southeast Switzerland, serving some 200,000 passengers a year.[77]
Education and science
There are two major centres of education and research located in the canton of Ticino. University of Italian Switzerland (USI, Università della Svizzera Italiana) in Lugano is the only Swiss university teaching primarily in Italian. The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana), in Manno, is a professional training college focused on a practical method of teaching in the areas of applied art, economy, social work, technology and production science.[56]
There is also a small American and Swiss accredited private college,
Following Google Scholar, several scientists working in Ticino have received more than 100,000 scientific citations and have an h-index greater than 100, for example, Michele Parrinello in chemistry (Profile), Jürgen Schmidhuber in artificial intelligence (Profile), and Antonio Lanzavecchia in immunology (Profile).
Culture
As the only predominantly Italian-speaking canton, Ticino notably distinguishes itself from the rest of the country by its meridional, or Mediterranean, culture.[79] Cultural identity of Ticino is complex and is marked by its long history as a bailiwick of the Swiss Confederacy, until its independence of 1803.[80] Ticinese identity was gradually forged in the 19th century, partly thanks to the efforts of major intellectual figures such as Stefano Franscini and Carlo Cattaneo.[81] Cantonal patriotism is particularly strong in Ticino; this is reflected by the use of the term repubblica in official documents.[82][83]
Ticino is particularly known for its rich architectural heritage, ranging from the anonymous rock architecture of
Ticino hosts two
Traditional folk music of Ticino also distinguishes itself from that of northern Switzerland.[91] Among traditional instruments are the accordion, the guitar and, since the 19th century, the mandolin. Duos and trios with mandolin and guitar typically accompany regional folk songs.[92] However, like most of Switzerland, Ticino has a long brass-band tradition. A regional, reduced version, is the bandella, an ensemble consisting of brass instruments and clarinets.[93]
Newspapers and magazines published in Ticino include Corriere del Ticino, LaRegione Ticino, Giornale del Popolo, Il Mattino della Domenica, Il Caffè, L'Informatore, and the German-language Tessiner Zeitung.[94][95] In Lugano is based Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI), a radio and television broadcasting branch of the national Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.
Cuisine
Polenta, along with chestnuts and potatoes, was for centuries one of the staple foods in Ticino, and it remains a mainstay of local cuisine.[97] Nowadays, the most typical dishes are polenta, often served with meat (such as rabbit) and gravy sauce, and risotto, often with saffron.[98] Local products of Ticino, called Nostrani, include a large variety of cheeses, meat specialities such as salami and prosciutto,[99] and wines, especially red merlot. Olive oil is produced in small quantities but olive cultivation is growing in the canton.[100]
Sweet products of Ticino notably include the Torta di Pane, a cake made with stale bread softened in milk and containing dried and candied fruits,[101] and Panettone, a yeast-leavened bread containing candied fruits.[102][103] Gazzosa ticinese, a soft drink available in lemon and a number of other flavours, is one of the most popular beverages from Ticino, and is also common in other regions of Switzerland. It usually comes in flip-top bottles.[104] The estimate for the production of gazzosa in Ticino is 7–8 million bottles a year.[105] Food and wine were historically conserved in grottos, which were ubiquitous stone structures built in shadowy and fresh areas. They have become rustic, family-run open-air restaurants in the latter part of the 20th century. They serve traditional food and local wine (usually Merlot or similar), often in a little ceramic jug known as boccalino, which is also a popular souvenir for tourists.[106]
Common in the whole Insubria area are bruscitti, originating from Altomilanese, which consist in a braised meat dish cut very thin and cooked in wine and fennel seeds, historically obtained by stripping leftover meat. In particular the dish is widespread in the province of Varese (Lombardy),[107] in the Alto Milanese area (Lombardy; particularly in the area of the city of Busto Arsizio, where it originates), in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Piedmont)[108] and in lower Ticino.[109]
Notable people
- The Bernasconi family of stuccoists, architects and sculptors
- Francesco Borromini (1599 in Bissone – 1667), architect
- Mario Botta (born 1943 in Mendrisio), a Swiss architect.
- Ignazio Cassis (born 1961 in Sessa) a Swiss physician and politician, President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022.
- Flavio Cotti (1939 in Muralto – 2020) a Swiss politician, on the Federal Council, 1986 to 1999.
- Carla Del Ponte (born 1947 in Bignasco), international jurist
- Carlo Fontana (ca.1634–1714) & Domenico Fontana (1543–1607), architects
- Aurelio Galfetti (1936 in Biasca – 2021) a Swiss architect.
- Lara Gut-Behrami (born 1991 in Sorengo), ski racer, gold medallist at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Carlo Maderno (1556 in Capolago – 1629), architect
- Giovanni Pietro Magni (1655 in Bruzella – ca.1722), stuccoist.[110]
- Clay Regazzoni (1939 in Mendrisio – 2006) a Swiss Formula One racing driver.
- Flora Ruchat-Roncati (1937–2012), architect
- Elly Schlein (born 1985 in Lugano), Italian politician and leader of the Democratic Party.
- Luigi Snozzi (1932 in Mendrisio – 2020), architect
- Livio Vacchini (1933 in Locarno – 2007), architect
Notes
- ^ Italian: Repubblica e Cantone Ticino, informally Canton Ticino [kanˈton tiˈtʃiːno]; Lombard: Cantón Teṡín [kanˈtoŋ teˈziŋ]; German: Kanton Tessin [ˈkantɔn tɛˈsiːn] ⓘ; French: Canton du Tessin [kɑ̃tɔ̃ dy tɛsɛ̃]; Romansh: Chantun dal Tessin [tɕɐnˈtun dɐl teˈsin] ⓘ.
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On the south side of the Alps, the Canton of Ticino and parts of the Engadine Valley enjoy certain characteristics of Mediterranean culture.
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I diversi ingredienti dell'appartenenza nazionale e del sentimento patrio dei ticinesi rivelano un'apparente ambivalenza, incomprensibile se non si considera la natura duplice e complessa dell'identità ticinese. Durante i tre secoli di dominazione elvetica nei baliaggi meridionali, anche se perdura l'identità dei ticinesi con la stirpe italica (grazie soprattutto ai tradizionali scambi commerciali e umani con la Lombardia), il loro carattere di "italianità" si amalgama progressivamente – risultato delle strette consuetudini statuali, politiche e amministrative – con quello insorgente di "svizzerità" (elvetismo).
[The different ingredients of national belonging and the homeland sentiment of the Ticinese reveal an apparent ambivalence, incomprehensible if one does not consider the dual and complex nature of the Ticinese identity. During the three centuries of Swiss domination in the southern bailiwicks, even if the identity of the Ticinese with the Italic lineage persists (thanks above all to the traditional commercial and human exchanges with Lombardy), their "Italian" character gradually amalgamates - the result of strict state, political and administrative customs - with the rising one of "Swissness".] - ^ Atti di Convegno internazionale di studi: L'umanesimo latino in Svizzera. Fondazione Cassamarca. 2002. p. 64. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
importante ricordare che all'inizio del Novecento il Ticino aveva appena un secolo di esistenza autonoma, che l'identità ticinese si era formata a poco a poco nell'Ottocento grazie agli sforzi di personalità come Carlo Cattaneo e Stefano Franscini
[it is important to remember that at the beginning of the twentieth century Ticino had barely a century of autonomous existence, that the Ticinese identity was gradually formed in the nineteenth century thanks to the efforts of personalities such as Carlo Cattaneo and Stefano Franscini] - ISBN 9788877135155.
Francesco Chiesa (che pure aveva attribuito al Ticino l'epiteto di "Repubblica dell'iperbole") su "La Voce" (18 dicembre 1912) afferma: "I Ticinesi hanno generalmente un concetto altissimo del loro paese, delle loro istituzioni, dei loro uomini. Un critico rigido potrebbe in alcuni casi trovare esagerate le lodi, e un tantino eroicomico il tono (...). Ma è bello e quasi commovente che in un paese di tenaci odi politici e di così voluttuosi pettegolezzi, tutti: rossi e neri, campagnuoli e cittadini, siano tanto concordi in questo sentimento di esaltata stima".
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Sono fioriti però anche differenti generi di musica popolare: nella Svizzera tedesca i Ländler e le sonorità del corno delle Alpi e degli Jodler. L'arte del coro è stata coltivata nella Svizzera romanda e nel Grigioni romancio grazie a una preesistente ricca tradizione. Nel Ticino e in Italia invece fu soprattutto l'opera di stile veristico a diventare patrimonio popolare. I garzoni panettieri e macellai, mentre pedalavano sulle loro biciclette per fare le consegne, zufolavano le arie più famose di Verdi, Puccini e Mascagni.
[However, different genres of popular music also flourished: in German-speaking Switzerland the Ländler and the sounds of the Alphorn and the Jodlers. Choir art was cultivated in French-speaking Switzerland and Romansh Grisons thanks to a pre-existing rich tradition. In Ticino and Italy, on the other hand, it was above all the veristic style work that became popular heritage. The bakers and butchers, while pedaling on their bicycles to make deliveries, whistled the most famous arias of Verdi, Puccini and Mascagni.] - ISBN 9781610659406.
il mandolino è arrivato in Ticino, e qui ha messo delle importanti radici, essendo tra i principali rappresentanti del patrimonio culturale locale
[the mandolin arrived in Ticino, and here it has taken roots, being among the main representatives of the local cultural heritage] - ISBN 9781351544269.
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External links
- Media related to Canton of Ticino at Wikimedia Commons
- Cantone Ticino (in Italian) official site
- Ticino Tourism, official website of tourism office
- Official statistics
- "Ticino in a nutshell" (PDF). Repubblica e Cantone Ticino, Dipartimento delle istituzioni Residenza governativa. 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2019.