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Moleno
Ticinovillage
Moleno
Total population
123
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Moleno is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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History
Moleno is first mentioned in 1213, though this comes from a copy from 1588. In 1256 it was mentioned as a Rivo de Moline. During the Middle Ages, the water running from the Moleno valley formed the southern boundary of the Levantine valley. In 1335, it became part of the County of Bellinzona. In 1396, its territory was combined with Preonzo, to form a single village community. In 1403–22 it was part of the Uri and Obwalden dominated Levantine district. This situation lasted until Bellinzona moved against the Confederates. During these years, the confederation officers recognized, the rights and customary law of Moleno and Preonzo. The parish church of S. Vittore was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century it was rebuilt and in 1542, it broke away from the church at Biasca. Moleno, Gnosca and Preonzo were the three municipalities in the district of Bellinzona where the Ambrosian Rite was followed in the churches. In the past, the economy was dominated by farming and alpine herding. However, in 2000, two thirds of the workforce commuted (especially to Biasca and Bellinzona).
Geography
Moleno has an area, , of . Of this area, or 7.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 79.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 7.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 70.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.9% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.7% is unproductive vegetation and 2.9% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality is located in the Bellinzona district, on the northern border of the district.
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Nearby places in Ticino
- Preonzo0.4 mi away · pop. 614
- Cresciano1 mi away · pop. 723
- Claro1.7 mi away · pop. 2,921
- Lodrino2.3 mi away · pop. 1,779
- Osogna3 mi away · pop. 1,069
- Castione3.9 mi away · pop. 1,513
- Gorduno3.9 mi away · pop. 817
- Lumino4.3 mi away · pop. 1,370
- Iragna4.3 mi away · pop. 561
- Carasso4.6 mi away
- Bellinzona5.5 mi away · pop. 43,785
- Monte Carasso5.6 mi away · pop. 2,872
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5012
- Wikidata
- Q68816
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771