Mergoscia

Also known as Mergoscia TI

Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Mergoscia
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Kirchenturm von mergoscia.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Mergoscia-coat_of_arms.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Mergoscia Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Ticino
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-TI
Swiss town.district: Locarno
Swiss town.postal_code: 6647
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5117
Swiss town.area: 12.14
Swiss town.elevation: 735
Swiss town.population: 185
Swiss town.populationof: December 2004
Swiss town.popofyear: 2004
Swiss town.website: www.mergoscia.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Sindaco
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Avegno, Brione sopra Minusio, Corippo, Gordevio, Gordola, Tenero-Contra, Vogorno

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Mergoscia is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|Old road to Mergoscia, built in 1900 Mergoscia is first mentioned in 1061 as Mergossia, though this comes from a copy of the original from 1402. In 1300 it was mentioned as Mergosia. In 1313, Mergoscia split from the Vicinanza of Minusio and Brione. However, the majority of the common property of the former vicinanza remained undivided until 1952. To avoid paying a tithe to the nobles of Locarno, at the beginning of the 15th century, the village split from Locarno to join the valley community of Verzasca and Valle Maggia.

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