Ticino

Katia Rues’ PhD Thesis online

To do things right and complete, we have just published

Another long gone castle: Cannobio, lake Maggiore

From the incept of Insubrica Historica we have devoted a

April Fool’s Day joke: BBC’s Spaghetti-Tree filmed in Ticino

The OltreconfiniTi is an excellent Web site for those seeking

Ticinesi in Russia, 1812

An important chapter of Insubrica, which we have already mentioned

Giuseppe Garibaldi: revolutionary hero of two worlds in Locarno

Giuseppe Garibaldi (Nice France 1807 – Caprera 1882) was an

Locarno Airport: Interim Accident Report on Ju-52, the “Where the Eagles Dare” plane that crashed in the Swiss Alps

On 4 August 2018 at 16:10 Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT took

Insubrica (Ticinesi) artists and architects in Rome

Insubrica Historica is about to visit Rome this November. It

A shortest and beautiful train ride: Centovalli Railway

Insubrica Historica along with our visit from Munich Alexander, took

Press Release Buchveröffentlichung: „SS-Polizei Ossola – Lago Maggiore 1943 – 1945“

Minusio 16.8.2018 Raphael Rues – aus dem Schweizer Kanton Tessin

List of living traditions in Switzerland

With the ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Preservation

Gordola: artillery fort and barrack of the First World War in Ticino

It is symmetrically positioned in the front line of the

Tool: Allied aerial pictures of Insubrica region

We already wrote about online resources related to the aerial

Louis Favre: dynamite and human costs for the first major Gotthard tunnel

Louis Favre (1826-1879) was born on January 28, 1826, in

Tremola and its engineer Meschini

Francesco Meschini was born in Piazzogna (today the municipality of

The Neuroni family from Lugano: battles against Turks

We saw earlier the mercenaries from the Insubrica region in

Long gone castle in Ascona: San Michele

The castle of San Michele was located in the south-west

First engineer of Gotthard: Pietro Morettini

Pietro Morettini was born in 1660 in Camanoglio, near Cerentino,

Via delle Vose: a great stroll in Onsernone, Ticino

We have written about the hamlet of Loco, situated in

Typical Swiss business: Pellegrini’s mercenary career for the French and Dutch Empires

One of the less described chapters related to the military

SS-Police crimes in Ossola and Lake Maggiore: unpublished facts

Our presentation on Saturday 12 May 2018, at Spalavera Bookshop

Soviet Maps of Switzerland: the case of Ticino

The most striking feature of Soviet General Military Staff maps

Polish Army in Insubrica region: the case study of Polish internees in Losone

During the German campaign in the West, in June 1940,

Herbert von Karajan (HvK): German virtuoso and pilot in Insubrica region

Not everyone understands the acronym HvK; even when we search

American hero and astronaut Walter Schirra with family roots from Ticino

Mercury, Gemini, Apollo: Walter Schirra, Wally as his family used

Bronze Age Discovery in Minusio: historical settlement near Locarno

The Bronze Age (2200-800 BC) coincided with a significant intensification

Ascona and its dynamite production for the Gotthard rail tunnel

The quiet and picturesque town of Ascona, situated in the

Yugoslavian History and Insubrica region: story of Grassi’s Family from Rancate

When travelling to Petrovaradin, Belgrade, Nis, Timisoara, the submerged island of Ada Kaleh-New Orsova, and Alba

Executioner and butcher of Stans: Joseph Mainoni from Lugano Ticino

Joseph Antoine Marie Michel Mainoni was born in Lugano (but