Carona TI

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Carona coat of arms
Coat of arms of Lugano
Carona
district of Lugano
Map of Carona
Coordinates 715 901  /  90372 coordinates: 45 ° 57 '18 "  N , 8 ° 56' 1"  O ; CH1903:  715,901  /  90372
height Ø 597  m
surface 4.8 km²
Residents 865 (December 31, 2015)
Population density 180 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Apr 14, 2013
BFS no. 519-2025
Post Code 6914
Parish before the merger on April 13, 2013

Carona is a district in the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino . The former municipality has been part of the Lugano district since April 14, 2013, which belongs to the Lugano West district.

geography

Aerial photo from 1200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

The place is located on a terrace about 400 meters above Lake Lugano between Monte San Salvatore and Monte Arbostora , seven kilometers south of the city center of Lugano .

history

Carona is mentioned for the first time in 926 as Calauna , the village of Ciona for the first time in 1213. In the Middle Ages, the two villages probably formed a Kastlanei of the Bishop of Como . In any case, an Augustinian canon monastery built in 1217 by Bishop Guglielmo della Torre belonged to his possessions .

In recognition of the village's loyalty to the Visconti family , Carona was given its own coat of arms in the late Middle Ages. As terra separata, it had a privileged status under the Confederates in the Middle Ages and from 1513 , which meant, among other things, tax exemptions. The medieval statutes were renewed in 1470.

The church of the Madonna d'Ongero was built from 1624 west of the village in the forest; at the same time the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Ciona was built. The two churches and the houses of the village from the 17th and 18th centuries reflect the growing wealth of Carona as a result of the emigration of artists. Carona families of artists such as Aprile, Casella, Scala, Solari and Petrini were active throughout Europe during the 15th to 18th centuries.

Agriculture remained dominant until the beginning of the 19th century when nearby Lugano developed into a tourist destination. The farm, established in 1943 on the hill of San Grato, was later converted into a holiday complex.

Until the incorporation in 2013, the place, together with the district Ciona, formed an independent municipality.

population

Population development
year 1591 1597 1643 1696 1801 1850 1900 1921 1950 2000 2019
Residents 600 700 552 557 430 421 367 321 285 681 916

After centuries of decline, the population doubled in the 1970s and 80s when new houses were built outside the historic town centers. In 2000, 21% of the population spoke German.

traffic

Carona is on a side road that leads to Vico Morcote in the southwest and Carabbia in the north. The next motorway connections to the A2 are Melide / Bissone and Lugano-Sud near Noranco .

The next stops of the Swiss Federal Railways are in Melide and Paradiso . The nearest airport is Lugano-Agno Airport, around 5 km to the north-west .

Attractions

The village image is classified in the inventory of protected sites in Switzerland (ISOS) as a site of national importance in Switzerland. The historic center of the village has been preserved almost intact. Along the narrow streets there are some stately houses, the facades of which have sgraffito , fresco and stucco decorations .

Church buildings

  • The parish church of San Giorgio e Andrea is an impressive late Renaissance building with stucco and frescoes from the 16th and 17th centuries. A first mention is from 1425; the originally Romanesque building was redesigned several times in the following period. Inside is a copy of Michelangelo's Last Judgment painted by Domenico Pezzi .
  • The Santa Marta Church is a late medieval church that was remodeled in the 16th century. Gothic frescoes have been preserved inside .
  • The Church of Madonna d'Ongero, a place of pilgrimage, is a gem of baroque architecture and furnishings, built between 1624 and before 1646. It houses interesting stucco sculptures and a remarkable frontal with marble incrustation .
  • The Santa Maria Assunta di Torello complex is a late Romanesque building that served as an Augustinian canon from 1217 to 1349 . The monastery was founded by Bishop Guglielmo della Torre of Como, who is also buried in the church. Inside, frescoes from the Renaissance (mid-16th century).
  • The church of San Salvatore , located on the summit of Monte San Salvatore, has been attested since the 13th century and is owned by a brotherhood.

Bourgeois buildings

  • The Loggia del Comune was built in 1591–1592. On the upper floor it shows illusion paintings , the figure of Justitia and twelve cantonal coats of arms .
  • The Casa Solari dates from the second half of the 16th century. Your façade is adorned with sgraffito decorations and illusionistic paintings.
  • The Casa Costanza from the third quarter of the 18th century, also decorated with illusionistic painting, houses a salon with rich stucco work in the piano nobile.
  • The Casa Andreoli is a late medieval building with more recent Baroque additions.

additional

  • The Museo San Salvatore on the mountain of the same name was established in 1991 in the rooms of the former hospice.
  • Above the village is the Parco San Grato botanical garden with rhododendrons, azaleas and conifers.

  • Fresco of the Last Judgment by Domenico Pezzi in the parish church

  • Loggia del Comune

  • Place near the south entrance of the village

  • Santa Marta Church

  • Oratory Madonna delle Grazie in Ciona

  • Madonna d'Ongero Church

Culture

  • Associazione Culturale Galleria La Loggia

Sports

In Carona there is a swimming pool and a sports center.

  • Associazione Sportiva Carona

Personalities

In Carona, Hermann Hesse met his second wife, the singer Ruth Wenger , on July 24, 1919 . In Klingsor's story last summer , the place plays a central role as "Kareno".

literature

Web links

Commons : Carona TI  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Antonio Gili: Carona. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 3, 2017 .
  2. ^ Antonio Gili: Carona. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Population of Carona at the end of 2019 on statistica.lugano.ch/site/demografia/
  4. ↑ List of sites of national importance , directory on the website of the Federal Office of Culture (BAK), accessed on January 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here p. 744.
  6. ↑ Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here pp. 744 f.
  7. ↑ a b Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here p. 746.
  8. ↑ Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here pp. 747 f.
  9. ↑ a b Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here p. 748.
  10. ↑ a b c Art guide through Switzerland. Completely re-edit Output. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Volume 2. GSK, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 , pp. 744-748, here p. 745.
  11. ↑ Museo San Salvatore (accessed August 25, 2019).
  12. ↑ Parco San Grato (accessed August 25, 2019).
  13. ^ Associazione Culturale Galleria La Loggia
  14. ↑ Associazione Sportiva Carona ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mobile.football.ch