Breno
Breno is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Arosio, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 294 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Alto Malcantone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Breno (Alto Malcantone)” and “Breno, Ticino”
- Postal code: 6937
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Lorenzo Parish Church and San Rocco Oratory and Chiesa di San Silvestro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fescoggia and Miglieglia.
Fescoggia
Village
Fescoggia is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Arosio, Breno, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.
Miglieglia
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miglieglia is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, the former municipalities of Astano, Bedigliora, Curio, Miglieglia and Novaggio merged to form the new municipality of Lema.
Vezio
Village
Vezio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Arosio, Breno, Fescoggia and Mugena to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone.
Breno
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Alto Malcantone, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.03293° or 46° 1′ 59″ northLongitude
8.87034° or 8° 52′ 13″ eastPopulation
294Elevation
786 metres (2,579 feet)Open location code
8FRC2VMC+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 310021392OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2661402Wikidata ID
Q2249013
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Upper Sorbian—“Breno” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Breno”
- Dutch: “Breno”
- French: “Breno (Alto Malcantone)”
- French: “Breno”
- German: “Breno (Alto Malcantone)”
- German: “Breno TI”
- German: “Breno”
- Irish: “Breno”
- Italian: “Breno (Alto Malcantone)”
- Italian: “Breno”
- Lombard: “Bren”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Breno”
- Portuguese: “Breno”
- Swedish: “Breno, Ticino”
- Swedish: “Breno”
- Turkish: “Breno”
- Upper Sorbian: “Breno”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mueseo d’arte sacra and Oratorio di San Rocco.
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