Viganello
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| Viganello District of the city of Lugano |
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| — District — | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Ticino |
| City | Lugano |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2008-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,010 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Viganello is a district of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Viganello was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1300 as de Viganello.
The municipality also contained the village Albonago. It had 238 inhabitants in 1783, which increased to 244 in 1808, 319 in 1850, 1477 in 1910, 2163 in 1950 and 5587 in 1990.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Il quartiere in numeri". Lugano.ch. http://www.lugano.ch/quartieri/welcome.cfm?catID=01005&quartiereID=14. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official site of the district
- Viganello in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 8°59′E / 46.017°N 8.983°E
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