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Lugano
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lugano
Coat of arms
Location of Lugano
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
Government
 • Mayor  (list)Giorgio Giudici
Area
[1]
 • Total
75.93 km2 (29.32 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
63,185
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6900
SFOS number5192
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
LocalitiesBrè-Aldesago, Breganzona, Castagnola, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Pambio-Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, and Viganello
Surrounded byArogno, Bioggio, Cadro, Campione d'Italia (IT-CO), Canobbio, Carabbia, Carona, Collina d'Oro, Grancia, Lanzo d'Intelvi (IT-CO), Massagno, Melide, Muzzano, Paradiso, Porza, Savosa, Sorengo, Valsolda (IT-CO), Vezia
Websitewww.lugano.ch
SFSO statistics
Lake Lugano

Lugano (Latin language: Luganum) is a town (130.000 people in the agglomeration) in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The city's warm summers, and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers and successful sports people has given it the nickname of the "Monte Carlo of Switzerland".

Picture by Prokudin-Gorskii of Lugano ca. 1905-10, view from foot of Monte San Salvatore

The origin of the name is most likely the Latin word Lucus, meaning wood or sacred wood, or more likely Gaulish locovanno "lake dweller".

Geography

Lugano lies at the edge of Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio), which is situated between the lakes Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como.

Another Prokudin-Gorskii photograph of Lugano ca. 1905-10
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Lugano by the lake

The city is located where the river Cassarate enters the lake between the Brè (925m) and the San Salvatore (912m) mountains.

Demographics

Lugano is the largest town in Ticino. Since its union with some surrounding municipalities (Breganzona, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Pambio-Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, and Viganello) in 2004, the city has a population of 52,000, with the whole metropolitan area having a population of about 115,000. This was the second major expansion after the union in 1972 with the municipalities of Brè-Aldesago and Castagnola. The tourism-based economy provides an estimated 38,000 jobs for the area. Furthermore, the city is Switzerland's 3rd major banking center (mainly handling Italian-speaking clients), after Zurich and Geneva. The population is Italian-speaking and mainly Roman Catholic.

Sights

  • Lake Lugano
  • Pedal boats
  • St. Lawrence Cathedral (9th and 15th century)
  • St. Mary of the Angels Church (16th century) with the famous fresco of the Christ's Passion from Bernardino Luini
  • Parco civico - Villa Ciani
  • Monte San Salvatore
  • Monte Bre - easy to reach and worthwhile for a breath-taking view of the city
  • Monte Generoso
  • Piazza Riforma, the Town Hall, and outdoor chess on giant boards
  • Via Nassa and other beautiful central city streets
  • Villa Favorita
  • The chocolate factory
  • Numeours pictoresque villages on the lake or the hills around Lugano
  • Nearby cities of Bellinzona, Locarno, and even Milan
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Lugano

The small Freccia Rossa (red arrow) train on wheels takes you from Piazza Manzoni on a half-hour tour of the city. The price is less than 10 francs for adults.

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The view from the top of Monte Bre

Museums

Education and research

Airport

Sports

  • Basketball: BC Lugano Tigers (former Basket Club Lugano) plays in the Swiss National League A (LNA). They play at the Elvetico gym, won the Swiss Cup in 2001 and have been Swiss LNA Champions in 2000, 2001 and 2006.

See also

Culture

The Palazzo dei Congressi is the performing arts center for Lugano which one of the main halls for the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.

Action of movie "The Consequences of Love" by Paolo Sorrentino takes place in one of the hotels of Lugano. We do not get to see many sights of Lugano, nevertheless we can see Lugano's beauty.

Musical Events

The two main events of the year are the Blues to Bop Festival (end of August/early September) and the Estival Jazz (July). The city becomes a hive of activity as thousands crowd the streets for free open air concerts in the city's main piazzas. In 1956 it hosted the first eurovision song contest.

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  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/. Retrieved 2 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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