Onsernone commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

Last modified: 2024-10-05 by martin karner
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• Onsernone
• Comologno
• Crana
• Gresso
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• Loco
• Mosogno
• Russo
• Vergeletto

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Onsernone

The emblem is still the same as on its creation in 1995. Probably the bridge with three arches symbolized the merger of the originally three communes.

Onsernone in the Onsernone valley was formed in two steps by the merger of different communes. In 1995 the communes of Comologno, Crana and Russo formed the new commune of Onsernone. On 10 April 2016 Onsernone incorporated Gresso, Mosogno, Vergeletto and Isorno (which on its part was created by the merger of Auressio, Berzona and Loco in 2001), and became the only commune in the valley (see below).

Comologno (until 31 December 1994)

Azure a paschal lamb argent passant over a base vert holding a flag staff or with a flag swallow-tailed gules cross argent and along its top a schwenkel of the last and in chief three mullets of five or.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2003

The paschal lamb on the flag of Comologno alludes to St. John the Baptist, protector of the parish church.
Pascal Gross, 18 June 2003

See also:   PASCHAL LAMB in Dictionary of Vexillology

Crana (until 31 December 1994)

Gules two keys argent in saltire and a sword pointing to base of the same hilted and pommed or.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2003

See also:   IN SALTIRE in Dictionary of Vexillology

Gresso (until 9 April 2016)

Azure a dove displayed argent and in a chief of the last a cross gules.
Željko Heimer, 14 June 2003

Isorno (2001 until 9 April 2016)

Per fess azure and vert a bar wavy argent and overall issuant from base three ribbons or interwoven ending in pall couped in chief.
Željko Heimer, 15 June 2003

Isorno was created after the merger of the communes of Auressio, Berzona and Loco in 2001. The new flag symbolizes this merger, each thread of the twisted cord representing a former commune.
Pascal Gross, 14 June 2003

Auressio (until 2001)

Argent two rifles gules in saltire and overall a bunch of fasces azure riboned and topped with a helmet of the second plummed of the third.
Željko Heimer, 15 June 2003

See also:   • Fasces on flags (s.a. St. Gallen canton, Glovelier JU, Tolochenaz VD, Helvetic Legion)
                 • FASCES in Dictionary of Vexillology

Berzona (until 2001)

Azure three berley ears or issuant from a base vert.
Željko Heimer, 15 June 2003

Loco (until 2001)

Azure St. Remigius clead argent blessing with his dexter and holding a crozier in his sinister arm with a mitre lined or and haloed of the last and in canton a dove of the second flying towards chief dexter.
Željko Heimer, 15 June 2003

Mosogno (until 9 April 2016)

The double chevron on the flag of Mosogno alludes to the initial of the name of this commune.
Pascal Gross, 17 June 2003

See also:   CHEVRON in Dictionary of Vexillology

Russo (until 31 December 1994)

Gules a chevron reaching to the chief argent between a swallow sable, a rooster of the second and a basket or.
Željko Heimer, 19 June 2003

Vergeletto (until 9 April 2016)

The shield is divided twice. At the top in gold there is a black eagle, in the central black field there are two yellow diagonal bars slanted left, and at the bottom on white a green mount of three coupeaux.