Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The district of Vallemaggia is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
It was first recorded in year 1361 as Brono.
The municipality had 280 inhabitants in the 17th century, which declined via 109 in 1850, 153 in 1870, 108 in 1900, 57 in 1910, 73 in 1950 and 88 in 2000.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico to form a new and larger municipality Lavizzara. Brontallo is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Fusio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Menzonio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Peccia is one of six small Swiss municipalities which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
- Broglio in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an Encyclopedia on the History of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research