Peccia is one of six small Swiss municipalities which merged in April 2004 to form the commune of Lavizzara, with about 1000 people. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lavizzara is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The other municipalities were Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, and Prato-Sornico. Broglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. 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. Prato-Sornico is a former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Peccia is a village in the Valle Maggia. Valle Maggia (Maggia Valley is an alpine valley of the Maggia River in Ticino, the Italian canton of Switzerland. In 1984 a sculpting school was established in Peccia. The students work mostly with marble from a local quarry, the only place in Switzerland where marble is quarried. Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of This marble was used when the church of Mogno (a hamlet of Fusio) was rebuilt by Mario Botta, after the old church was destroyed by an avalanche in 1986. Mario Botta (born April 1, 1943) is a famous modern Architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino canton Switzerland.