Castagnola
Castagnola | |
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Village | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Lugano |
City | Lugano |
Quarter | Castagnola-Cassarate |
Castagnola is a village on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, below the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Castagnola-Cassarate was an independent municipality under the name Castagnola.[1]
Castagnola was first recorded in 1335 as Castigniola.[1]
Amongst its notable residents is the artist Angela Lyn.[2] and Latvian poet couple Rainis and Aspazija, who lived here from 1905-20. Carlo Cattaneo, Italian writer and philosopher, died here in 1869.
References
- 1 2 "Castagnola". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in Italian). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ "Museo Cantonale Arte" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-08-10.
Coordinates: 46°00′12″N 8°58′39″E / 46.003446°N 8.977568°E
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