Bruzella

Bruzella 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.

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Place details

Locality: Breggia
Region: Ticino
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 0

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Key facts

Swiss town former.subject_name: Bruzella
Swiss town former.municipality_type: former
Swiss town former.imagepath_coa: Bruzella-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town former.imagepath_flag: Flag of Bruzella.gif
Swiss town former.canton: Ticino
Swiss town former.iso code region: CH-TI
Swiss town former.district: Mendrisio
Swiss town former.postal_code: 6837
Swiss town former.municipality_code: 5244
Swiss town former.area: 3.44
Swiss town former.elevation: 593
Swiss town former.population: 185
Swiss town former.populationof: December 2004
Swiss town former.mayor: Luca Cavadini
Swiss town former.neighboring_municipalities: Cabbio, Caneggio, Castel San Pietro, Moltrasio (IT-CO), Schignano (IT-CO)

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 614
Image: Bruzella2.jpg
Dialing code: 091
Licence plate code: TI

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postal code: 6837
Commons category: Bruzella
P8168: Pertusaria amara

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History
Coat of arms
Geography
Demographics
Notable people
Historic population
Politics
Education
Economy
Religion
Housing
Weather
References

==History== Bruzella is first mentioned in 852 as Brusella. Until 1609 it was united territorially with Monte and until 1649 it was part of the parish of Caneggio. The Church of S. Siro is first mentioned in 1579. It was rebuilt in the 18th century, and restored in 1973.