Mendrisio
Mendrisio | |
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Mendrisio during the winter | |
Location of Mendrisio | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Municipio with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Sindaco (list) Samuele Cavadini |
| • Parliament | Consiglio comunale with 60 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 14,942 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6850 |
| SFOS number | 5254 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Localities | Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate, Salorino, Tremona, Besazio, Ligornetto, Meride |
| Surrounded by | Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Riva San Vitale |
| Website | mendrisio SFSO statistics |
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Mendrisio (Italian: [menˈdriːzjo]; Lombard: Mendrís [menˈdriːs]) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).
The municipality was boosted in size on 4 April 2004 when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009 it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Mendrisio is served by Mendrisio railway station and Mendrisio San Martino railway station.