Cultural Property of National Significance in Ticino - Lugano, List of Cultural Property of National Significance in Switzerland: Ticino, Locarno, Bias (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 151. Chapters: Lugano, List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Ticino, Locarno, Biasca, Ascona, Mendrisio, Faido, Lavizzara, Riva San Vitale, Airolo, Brissago, Muralto, Morbio Inferiore, Cevio, Morcote, Bosco Gurin, Arbedo-Castione, Maggia, Switzerland, Castel San Pietro, Balerna, Minusio, Coldrerio, Bodio, Quinto, Switzerland, Collina d'Oro, Giornico, Onsernone, Meride, Magliaso, Campo, Vallemaggia, Massagno, Ligornetto, Gambarogno, Gudo, Centovalli, Rivera, Switzerland, Blenio, Monte Carasso, Losone, Bioggio, Sonvico, Alto Malcantone, Bironico, Ponte Capriasca, Carona, Switzerland, Mezzovico-Vira, Melano. Excerpt: Lugano (dialectal ) is a city in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The population of the city proper was 55,151 as of December 2011, and the population of the urban agglomeration was over 145,000. It is the 9th largest city of Switzerland by population, the largest city in Ticino, and the largest Italian-speaking city outside of Italy. The city lies on Lake Lugano, surrounded by the mountains of the Lugano Prealps. Its warm summers and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers and successful athletes have given it the nickname of the "Monte Carlo of Switzerland." The toponym is first recorded in 804, in the form Luanasco, in 874 as Luano, and from 1189 as Lugano. German-language variants of the name (now no longer in use) were Lowens, Lauis, Lauwis. The etymology of the name is uncertain, suggestions include derivation from lucus "grove" and from a vulgar Latin lakvannus "lake-dweller." The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a cross throughout argent, between the upper case serif letters "L," "V," "G" and "A" (respectively in the I, II, III and IV quarters). The coat of arms dates from around 1200. The four letters on the coat of arms are an abbreviation of the name Lugano. The shores of Lake Lugano have been inhabited since the Stone Age. Within the modern city limits (Breganzona, Castagnola, Davesco and Gandria) a number of ground stones or quern-stones have been found. In the area surrounding Lugano, items from the Copper Age and the Iron Age have been found. There are Etruscan monuments at Davesco-Soragno (5th to 2nd century BC), Pregassona (3rd to 2nd century BC), and Viganello (3rd to 2nd century BC). Graves with jewelry and household items have been found in Aldesago, Davesco, Pazzallo and Pregassona along with Celtic money in Viganello. The region around Lake Lugano was settled by the Romans by the 1st century BC. There was an important