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For the other municipality of the district of Locarno named Gerra, see Gerra (Gambarogno).

Gerra (Verzasca)

Former municipality of Switzerland

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Gerra (Verzasca)

Location of Gerra (Verzasca)

Coordinates: 46°19?N 8°48?E / 46.317°N 8.800°E / 46.317; 8.800Coordinates: 46°19?N 8°48?E / 46.317°N 8.800°E / 46.317; 8.800

Country
Switzerland

Canton
Ticino

District
Locarno

Municipality
Cugnasco-Gerra

Area

o Total
16.18 km2 (6.25 sq mi)

Elevation
826 m (2,710 ft)

Population

o Total
1,192

o Density
74/km2 (190/sq mi)

Postal code
6516

Localities
Agarone, Gerra Piano, Piandesso, Riazzino

Website
www.gerraverzasca.ch

Gerra (Verzasca) is a part of the municipality of Cugnasco-Gerra in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Gerra was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Cugnasco to form Cugnasco-Gerra.

1 Location
2 History
3 Historic population
4 References
5 External links

Location[edit]

Gerra in the Verzasca valley

It consisted of Gerra Piano and Agarone, exclaves in the Magadino Plain, and the main part (Gerra Valle) of the municipality in the Verzasca valley.

History[edit]

Gerra is first mentioned in 1387 as Giera.[1] Until 1852, it was part of Brione. The exclaves were assigned to Gerra in 1920, when the scattered landholdings of Locarno, Minusio and Mergoscia in the Terricciole plains were separated from the cities. In 1742, the parish of Gerra was created when it separated from Brione. The church of San Giovanni Evangelista already existed in the 15th Century but was destroyed twice: in the late 16th Century by a landslide and 1817 by a flood. The present church dates to 1819. The Church of Sacro Cuore in Gerra Piano was built in 1930. In Gerra Valle there is a mill dating from the 16th century, and a house from 1470.[1]
The inhabitants lived on agriculture and livestock. Since the 14th Century, there have been annual summer cattle drives to the Alpine pastures. They spent the winters in the Magadino or Sottoceneri valleys. Due to limited agricultural land, portions of the population has emigrated since the 17th Century. Between 1860 and 1874 about a quarter of the population emigrated. In the late 20th and early 21st Centuries the population rose due to the development of Gerra Piano to an important local center. However, in the valley the population has declined.[1]

Historic population[edit]

The historical population is given in the following table:

Year
Population
Gerra (Verzasca)[1]

1801
304

1870
186

1900
413

1950
451

2000
1,098

References[edit]

^ a b c d Gerra (Verzasca) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

External links[edit]

Official website (Italian)
Gerra (Verzasca) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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