Mendrisio

Mendrisio is a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Mendrisio
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Mendrisio
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Coordinates: 45°52′N 8°59′E / 45.867°N 8.983°E / 45.867; 8.983
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Mendrisio
Government
• Executive	Municipio with 7 members
• Mayor	Sindaco (list) Carlo Croci (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Consiglio comunale with 60 members
Area [1]
• Total	32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Elevation	354 m (1,161 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	14,942
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6850
SFOS number	5254
Localities	Salorino
Surrounded by	Capolago, Castel San Pietro, Coldrerio, Genestrerio, Novazzano, Melano, Rancate, Riva San Vitale
Website	www.mendrisio.ch SFSO statistics

Mendrisio is the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI).

The municipality was created on 4 April 2004, when it incorporated the former municipality of Salorino. On 5 April 2009, it incorporated the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona.^[3] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.^[4]