Caprino TI
| Caprino (Lugano) | |
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 Switzerland
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 Ticino (TI)
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| District : | Lugano district |
| Circle : | District of Lugano East |
| Municipality : | Lugano |
| Postal code : | 69xx |
| Coordinates : | 719 398 / 93622 |
| Height : | 272 m above sea level M. |
| Website: | www.lugano.ch |
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Caprino is a small Swiss village on the southern shore of Lake Lugano and the northern slope of Monte Caprino and is part of the Lugano district of Castagnola-Cassarate-Ruvigliana .
geography
To the west of the village is the state border to the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia . Politically, Caprino belongs to the city of Lugano and is best reached by ship (3 km as the crow flies). There are two landing stages: San Rocco and Cantine di Caprino.
history
Caprino, already part of the municipality of Castagnola , together with it since 1972 belongs to the municipality of Lugano . In Caprino there was a quarry for the buildings of Lugano, lime kilns and cold cellars for the storage of wines, sausages and cheese. The cellars were built by the Lugano patrician families in the 17th and 18th centuries. The wood from the forest was cut regularly and transported to the lake by boats. The town of Cavallino west of Caprino owes its name to Mr. Pietro Cavallino, owner of the house and the cellar built here.
traffic
Caprino cannot be reached by road via Campione. The road connection from Lugano leads over the dam of Melide and from Maroggia (275 m above sea level) on a steep mountain road via Arogno (590 m above sea level) and the hamlet of Pugerna to Caprino. This route is about 17 km long. From Caprino you can walk to the Swiss Customs Museum in Cantine di Gandria .
Attractions
Sporting event
- Traversata Lago di Lugano: Lake crossing from Caprino to the lido in Lugano
literature
- Antonio Gili: Castagnola. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 15, 2003 , accessed January 8, 2020 .
- Simona Martinoli u. a .: Lugano. In: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, p. 321.
- Eligio Pometta , Virgilio Chiesa : Storia di Lugano. Società dei commercianti di Lugano, Lugano 1975, p. 287.
- Johann Jacob Wagner : Historia naturalis Helvetiae Curiosa. Zurich 1680.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Antonio Gili: Castagnola. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 15, 2003 , accessed January 8, 2020 .
- ^ Traversata Lago di Lugano