Breno, Ticino
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Breno is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1140 as Breno.
The municipality had 521 inhabitants in 1692, which decreased to 459 in 1801, 395 in 1850, 281 in 1950 and 172 in 1980. It then increased somewhat, to 197 in 1990 and 255 in 2000.
In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Arosio, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.
[edit] References
- Breno in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
