Lugano
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Lugano is a city in south-east
Switzerland, in the Italian speaking
canton of
Ticino, which borders
Italy. The city has a distinctively Italian character.
The origin of the name is most likely the
Latin word
Lucus meaning wood or sacred wood.
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.The city is located where the river
Cassarate enters the lake between the
Brè (925m) and the
San Salvatore (912m) mountains.
Lugano is the largest town in Ticino. Since its merger 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 agglomeration's population at about 115,000. This was the second major expansion after the merging 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 fourth major banking center (mainly handling Ticinesi and Italien clients), after
Zurich,
Basel and
Geneva. The population is
Italian-speaking and mainly
Roman Catholic.
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Picture by Prokudin-Gorskii of Lugano ca. 1905-10. View from foot of Monte San Salvatore. |
* St. Lawrence Cathedral (IX and XV Century)
* St. Mary of the Angels Church (XVI Century) with the famous fresco of the Christ's Passion from
Bernardino Luini* Modern Art Museum (
Museo d'Arte Moderna)
official site* Museum of Extraeuropean Cultures (
Museo delle culture extraeuropee)
* Cantonal Art Museum (
Museo cantonale d'arte)
official site* Foundation
Aligi Sassu and
Helenita Olivares (
Fondazione Aligi Sassu e Helenita Olivares)
* Historical Museum (
Museo storico)
* Cantonal Museum on Natural History (
Museo cantonale di storia naturale)
official site* Swiss Custom Museum (
Museo doganale svizzero)
* Municipal Art Museum (
Museo civico di belle arti)
*
Wilhelm Schmid Museum (
Museo Wilhelm Schmid)
* Gottardo Gallery (
Galleria Gottardo)
official site |
Another Prokudin-Gorskii photograph of Lugano ca. 1905-10. |
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Università della Svizzera italiana: Lugano is the home of the faculties of informatics, economics, and communication sciences.
*
Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence: a non-profit oriented research institute for artificial intelligence, affiliated with both the
Università della Svizzera Italiana and SUPSI.
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Franklin College Switzerland: Lugano is home to the internationally accredited Franklin College which hosts a diverse student body. [
1]
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The American School In Switzerland: This international secondary school provides students from all over the world with a Western education. [
2]
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Lugano Airport*
Ice hockey: the
Hockey Club Lugano (HCL) plays in the
Switzerland National League. They play at the
Resega arena and won seven national titles, participated twice in the
European Cup final round and once in the top four final in
Euroleague. In 1991, Lugano reached the final of the famous
Spengler Cup and twice reached third place in the
IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal.
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Soccer: The
Associazione Calcio Lugano (AC Lugano) plays in the Swiss Challenge League. They play at the
Cornaredo stadium. The former
Football Club Lugano(FC Lugano) won the Swiss title in
1938,
1941 and
1949 and the
Swiss Cup in
1931,
1968 and
1993 before going bankrupt in
2002.
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Basketball: The
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.
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Lugano in 2005. View south to Monte San Salvatore. |
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City of Lugano, the official site.
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Lugano Tourism, the official site.
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Swiss International Holiday Exhibition, the official site.
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Official site of Brè/Lugano*
Official site of the lake Lugano*
Official site of FireBrigade Lugano
