Capolago

Capolago
Country Switzerland Canton Ticino District Mendrisio 45°54′N 8°59′E
Population	724 (December 2004)
- Density	402 /km2 (1,042 /sq mi)
Area	1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Postal code	6825
SFOS number	5247
Mayor	Eridano Luisoni
Surrounded by	Melano, Mendrisio, Riva San Vitale
Website	Capolago.ch Profile (Italian), SFSO statistics
Capolago
Map of Capolago

Capolago was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, but is now part of the municipality of Mendrisio. On 25 November 2007 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona voted to merge into the municipality of Mendrisio. This occurred on 5 April 2009.

Capolago is located on the shores of Lake Lugano, and has a landing stage (Capolago Lago) that is served by the lake steamers. It has a station on the Swiss Federal Railways, and is also the lower terminus of the Monte Generoso Railway, a mountain railway that climbs to the summit of the nearby Monte Generoso.

Capolago was the birthplace of the architect Carlo Maderno. The town was also home to the historically important Tipografia Elvetica press, which published propaganda during the Italian Risorgimento. In 1890, the premises of the printing firm hosted the Capolago Anarchist Congress, attended by Italian anarchist militants such as Pietro Gori, Amilcare Cipriani, Francesco Saverio Merlino and Errico Malatesta. During the Congress, a Revolutionary Anarchist Internationalist Party was founded.

Famous people

• Carlo Maderno (1556–1629), architect