Ghirone
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Ghirone was a
.On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Ghirone would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Olivone and Torre to form a new municipality to be called Blenio. This union was carried through on 22 October 2006.[1]
History
Ghirone is first mentioned in 1200 as Agairono.[2]
In 1334, Disentis Abbey acquired rights over all the land in Ghirone. The village was part of the community of Aquila, and in 1803 it merged with the municipality of Ghirone. Then, in 1836, Buttino and Ghirone separated from Aquila and together founded their own community. Buttino was inhabited until the late 19th Century and was an autonomous village as far back as the 13th Century. The two municipalities rejoined Aquila in 1842 and 1846 and finally separated in 1853. The Citizens Community (Patriziato), which still bears the name of Ghirone-Buttino was founded in 1914.
The Church of SS Martino e Giorgio was first mentioned in 1215 and was rebuilt around 1700. The
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population Ghirone[2] |
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| 1836 | 162 a |
| 1860 | 111 |
| 1900 | 81 |
| 1910 | 100 |
| 1950 | 70 |
| 1960 | 340 b |
| 1970 | 64 |
| 2000 | 44 |
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
- ^ a b c Ghirone in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
- Ghirone in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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