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search Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Balerna Canton Ticino
District Mendrisio 45°51′N 9°00′E﻿ / ﻿45.850°N 9.000°E﻿ /
45.850; 9.000Coordinates: 45°51′N 9°00′E﻿ / ﻿45.850°N 9.000°E﻿ /
45.850; 9.000 Population 3,303 (Dec 2012)[1] - Density 1,285
/km2 (3,329 /sq mi) Area 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)[2] Elevation
350 m (1,148 ft) Postal code 6828 SFOS number 5242 Mayor Gian
Paolo Grassi (as of February 2009) FDP/PRD/PLR Localities
Caslaccio, Mercole, S. Antonio, Bisio, Pontegana, Passeggiata
Surrounded by Castel San Pietro, Chiasso, Coldrerio, Morbio
Inferiore, Novazzano Profile (Italian), SFSO statistics Balerna
is located in Switzerland    Balerna is first mentioned in 1115
as Barerna.[3] In 844 and 865, the monastery of S. Ambrogio in
Milan purchased land in the concilium of Castel S. Pietro which
would have included Balerna. In the 12th Century some decimani
(tithe collectors) and the monastery of S. Abbondio in Como
owned land and associated rights in