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Val Colla
The Val Colla is a valley and a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of the city of Lugano in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Ticino, to the north-east of the city of Lugano. It includes the localities of Bogno, Valcolla, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico, which are all part of the city of Lugano, and the municipality of Capriasca. The valley contains the Cassarate (river), Cassarate River and its headwaters. To the north the valley is flanked by Monte Bar and Monte Gazzirola. To the east is the San Lucio Pass, which connects the Val Colla with the Val Cavargna in Italy. To the south the valley is flanked by the Cima di Fiorina and the Denti della Vecchia. References Valleys of Ticino, Colla {{Ticino-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capriasca
Capriasca is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lugano (district), Lugano in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Ticino, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 History Cagiallo is first mentioned in the 13th Century as ''Guzallo''. In 1335 it was mentioned as ''Cazallo''. Sala Capriasca is first mentioned in 1078 as ''Sale''. In 1467 it was mentioned as ''Salla''. Lopagno is first mentioned in 1335 as ''Lopagnio''.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cima Di Fiorina
The Cima di Fojorina (also spelled ''Cima di Fiorina'') is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the range separating the Val Colla from Lake Lugano Lake Lugano ( or , from ; ) 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. It was cited for the first t .... References External links Cima di Fojorina on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Ticino Mountains of Lombardy One-thousanders of Switzerland Mountains of Switzerland {{Ticino-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Cavargna
Cavargna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 296 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Cavargna contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Vegna, Mondrago, and Segalè. Cavargna borders the following municipalities: Bogno (Switzerland), Ponte Capriasca (Switzerland), San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Sant'Antonio (Switzerland), Valcolla Valcolla is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcoll ... (Switzerland), Val Rezzo. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Lucio Pass
The San Lucio Pass (), located in the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of above sea level, connects the Val Cavargna in the Italian province of Como with the Val Colla in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The pass is shared by the municipalities of Cavargna (Italy) and Bogno (Switzerland). The pass is accessible by road from the Italian side, and by dirt track from the Swiss side. At the summit of the pass is a 14th-century church, dedicated to after whom the pass is named, and a pair of refuges. The feast day of Saint Lucio, also known as Saint Uguzo and the patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, fa ... of alpine dairymen, is celebrated on the pass on 12 July and 16 August. It is attended by large numbers of visitors from both sides of the border. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Gazzirola
The Gazzirola (also known as ''Garzirola'') is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Lugano Prealps * subsection = Prealpi Comasche * supergroup = Catena Gino-Camoghè-Fiorina * group = Gruppo Camoghè-Bar * subgroup = Sottogruppo del Camoghè * code = I/B-11.I-A.2.a Mountain huts Not far from the mountain are located three mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...s: Capanna San Lucio (1,540 m), Rifugio San Lucio (1,554 m) and Rifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Bar
Monte Bar is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located north of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It lies on the range west of the Gazzirola, between the Val d'Isone and the Val Colla The Val Colla is a valley and a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of the city of Lugano in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Ticino, to the north-east of the city of Lugano. It includes the localities of Bogno, Valcolla, Certara, Cimadera, Sonv .... References External links Monte Bar on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Ticino Mountains of Switzerland One-thousanders of Switzerland {{Ticino-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassarate (river)
The Cassarate is a river of the Swiss canton of Ticino. It rises in the upper part of the Val Colla, on the slopes of Monte Gazzirola and the San Lucio Pass. It flows into Lake Lugano at Lugano. On its way downstream, the river flows through the Val Colla valley before reaching the city centre of Lugano. Historically, the lower reaches of the Cassarate river formed the boundary between the communities of Lugano (to the west) and Cassarate (to the east), but both communities now form part of the city. See also * List of rivers of Switzerland The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, th ... References External links * Rivers of Ticino Rivers of Switzerland {{Switzerland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonvico
Sonvico (''Sonvìch'' in the Lombard language) is a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of the city of Lugano and former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Lugano (district), Lugano district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the municipality of Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano becoming a new neighborhood.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 The medieval part of Sonvico village consist is an old citadel with a compacted structure full of narrow and intricate lanes. History Sonvico is first mentioned in 1040 as Summo Vico, from the Latin "Summus Vicus", meaning "the higher located village ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarter (urban Subdivision)
A quarter is a part of an urban area, urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a division is particularly common in countries like Bulgaria (), Croatia (), France (), Georgia (country), Georgia (, ''k'vart'ali''), Italy (), Romania (), and Serbia ( / ). It may be denoted as a borough (in English-speaking countries), Portugal/Brazil (), Spain (''barrio''); or some other term (e.g. Cambodia ( ''sangkat''), Germany (), and Poland ()). Quarter can also refer to a non-administrative but distinct neighbourhood with its own character: for example, a slum quarter. It is often used for a district connected with a particular group of people: for instance, some cities are said to have Jewish quarter (diaspora), Jewish quarters, diplomatic quarters or Bohemianism, Bohemian quarters. History Most ancient Rome, ancient R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimadera
Cimadera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Valcolla and Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano. History Cimadera is first mentioned in 1422 as ''cima d'Era''. The village was originally an alpine herding camp for the inhabitants of the village Treciore which was part of the town of Sonvico. After the plague of 1525, they settled there permanently. In the 16th century it belonged to the '' Kastlanei'' and parish of Sonvico. In 1878 the municipality was created when it separated from Sonvico to become an independent municipality and parish. The chapel of St. Anthony of Padua dates from the 17th century. The prayer house of S. Maria ed Elisabetta or della Visitazione was built in 1670. The income of the village was dominated by farming and cattle breeding, but was supplemented by income from seasonal emigration. The dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
