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Roveredo is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
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Map of 6957 Roveredo, Switzerland
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.
History
Roveredo is first mentioned in 1583 as Roveretro.
Roveredo belonged to the Pieve of Capriasca and the parish church of Tesserete. The local Chapel of St. Bernard of Clairvaux was built in 1403.
Agriculture and pastoralism were once the main sources of income. Starting in the 1960s, Roveredo developed into a residential community, due to its proximity to Lugano and Tesserete. In 2000, approximately four-fifths of the workforce in Roveredo commutes.
Location
The village of Roveredo is located in the upper Capriasca valley on the right side of the entrance to the Val Colla.
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart: