Castel San Pietro, Vacallo and the Valle di Muggio part of the Pieve of Balerna. Starting in the 9th century Balerna belonged to the count of Seprio. In the...

was a suburb of Como, until 1416 when it was incorporated into the Pieve of Balerna and given to the Rusca family to manage. The houses in the village...

From here, Christianity spread into the Ticino. Together with the Pieves of Balerna and Uggiate (Como) in the 12th century, the parish formed a consortium...

was part of the Pieve of Balerna. Together with Morbio Superiore it formed a vice-parish, which depended on the mother church at Balerna. They broke away...

was part of the Pieve of Balerna. Together with Morbio Superiore it formed a vice-parish, which depended on the mother church at Balerna. They broke away...

the hands of the family. In the 15th century, it became part of the Pieve of Balerna., claims it made claims. Bishop Boniface built a church in the Castle...

Confederacy. More precisely it was 1416 when it was incorporated in the Pieve of Balerna and given to the Rusca family to manage. In the Helvetic Republic,...

village separated from the political and religious authority of the Pieve of Balerna, to become an independent parish. The parish church of SS Quirico e...

and some Roman baths. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to Pieve of Balerna. A castle was built above the village in 1198, probably on the site...

Pontegana, not far from Balerna, whose position allowed control of the road that connected Como to Lugano as well as access to the Valle di Muggio. The fortress...

is mentioned in 1254 as a municipality. Originally belonging to the Pieve of Balerna, in 1557 Ligornetto became an independent parish. The parish church...