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The city of Lugano, the districts of Barbengo, Brè, Gandria and Biogno, and the sites of Cantine di Gandria and Castagnola are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. [ 65 ] The heritage sites of national significance include two libraries, the Biblioteca Cantonale and the Biblioteca Salita dei Frati as well as the Swiss National ...
This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German: Statistische Städte 2012, French: Villes statistiques 2012), as well as places with historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).
The Lugano District (Italian: Distretto di Lugano also called Luganese) is a district of Canton of Ticino, southern Switzerland. The capital is the city of Lugano . It has a population of 150,556 (as of 31 December 2020).
Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio, from Latin: Ceresius lacus; Lombard: Lagh de Lugan) is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano , is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore .
Breganzona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Breganzona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 984 as Brianzona. The municipality had 232 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 369 in 1900, 883 in 1950, 4,654 in 1990 and 4,782 in 2000.
The Lugano degli Angioli funicular (Italian: Funicolare Lugano degli Angioli) was a funicular railway and inclined lift in the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino.It linked a lower terminus near the lakeside and the church of Santa Maria degli Angioli [] with an upper terminus adjacent to the Hotel Bristol on the Via Clemente Maraini.
Switzerland hosted and won the first edition in the southern city of Lugano in 1956. Nemo is the first Swiss winner since 1988, when Canada’s Celine Dion competed under the Swiss flag.
The bay of Lugano, the largest Italian-speaking city of Switzerland Tertiary sector workers make up 76.5% of the Ticinese workforce, compared to the Swiss average of 67.1%. Commerce (23.1%), tourism (10.1%) and financial activities (3.9%) are all important for the local economy, while the contribution from agriculture and fishing is marginal ...