Monte Carasso is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The Swiss Heritage Society chose Monte Carasso for the 1993 Wakker Prize.

[2] In the Middle Ages and the early modern period, the residents of Monte Casasso had a permanent right to appoint representatives in the Council of Bellinzona.

The inhabitants of the four village that made up the municipality lived mainly in the various groups on the mountain.

As of 1506 the villagers of Monte Carasso possessed transportation rights across the river Ticino.

The ferry was an important link across the river, as the Torretta Bridge was destroyed in 1515 and wasn't rebuilt until 1815.

The parish church of Saints Bernardino and Jerome was probably built in the late 15th century on the site of a Roman oratory and affiliated with an Augustinian convent.

To create jobs for the Lombardy refugees in Switzerland, in 1853 the so-called Fortini della fame fortifications were built.

The first stage, between 1987 and 1993, was the restoration of the former Augustinian convent, which today houses the primary school and cultural center.

In 1998 the Fondazione Curzutt was founded with the aim of reviving the old settlement on the Collina Alta above Monte Carasson.

[2] Monte Carasso has an area, as of 1997[update], of 9.64 square kilometers (3.72 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Tower Argent and on a Base of the same a Bar nebuly of the first.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Monte Carasso is; 277 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 259 teenagers or 10.2% are between 10 and 19.

[12] In 1993 the Swiss Heritage Society chose Monte Carasso for the Wakker Prize.

This prize was given in recognition of the municipality's efforts to separate themselves from the growing city of Bellinzona.

The Society also noted that the former convent had been extensively renovated and that the village center had been preserved.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 1,510 registered voters in Monte Carasso, of which 1,111 or 73.6% voted.

[17] From the 2000 census[update], 1,748 or 82.0% were Roman Catholic, while 71 or 3.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[8] Like in many other places in Ticino, there are interesting examples of architectural design, such as: The Monte Carasso Master Plan, by architect Luigi Snozzi, has received the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 1993 (shared with the redevelopment of Hillside Terrace Complex in Tokyo, Japan, by architect Fumihiko Maki).

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields.

[16] Morisoli, Monighetti, Grossi, Guidotti, Rambosio, Rossini, De Prati, Marcionetti, Gioli.