Berzona
Former municipality in Ticino, Switzerland
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Berzona is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Berzona | |
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 Location of Berzona | |
  Berzona  Berzona | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 8°51′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Locarno |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2000) | |
• Total | 48 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6661 |
| SFOS number | 5093 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Intragna, Loco, Mosogno |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Auressio and Loco to form a new and larger municipality Isorno.[1]
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population Berzona[2] |
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| 1795 | 306 |
| 1808 | 286 |
| 1850 | 235 |
| 1900 | 151 |
| 1950 | 84 |
| 2000 | 48 |