Viganello

Viganello ; district of Lugano
Coordinates	718 696 / 97178 coordinates: 46 ° 0 '57 " N , 8 ° 58' 17" O ; CH1903: 718,696 / 97178
height	Ø 283 m
surface	1.20 km²
Residents	6990 (December 31, 2015)
Population density	5825 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation	Apr 4, 2004
BFS no.	519-2018
Post Code	6962

Parish before the merger on April 4, 2004

Viganello is a district (until 2004 an independent political municipality ) of the city of Lugano in the Lugano Ost district , in the Lugano district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .

geography

The Viganello district is between 275 and 321 m above sea level. M. at the foot of Monte Brè , on the left bank of the Cassarate river and 2 km north of Lugano. The towns of Albonago , Alla Santa , Boscioro , Bottogno , Luganetto and Molinazzo are among them.

history

The village is first mentioned in 1300 under the then name de Viganello . In 1270 the possessions of the monastery of Sant'Abbondio of Como and in 1353 the tithe rights of the Rusca of Como are mentioned there.

The Santa Maria humiliation hospital in Lugano also had tithe rights here in 1320. Viganello belonged to the Concilium of Pregassona and 1335 mentioned as a community.

population

Population development
year	1591	1783	1808	1850	1870	1888	190	1910	1930	1950	2000	2015	2019
Residents	37 households	238	244	319	293	411	634	1477	1708	2163	6284	6990	7042

Attractions

Parish Church of Santa Teresa of Lisieux, architect Giacomo Alberti (1937–1938)
Primary school, architects: Aurelio Galfetti , Flora Ruchat-Roncati and Ivo Trumpy
La Mugina building
Tanzi House
Italian Ospedale
Residenza alla Meridiana retirement home, architect: Claudio Negrini
Villa Costanza
Villa ex Beretta-Piccoli, architect: Mario Chiattone
Single-family house, architect: Mario Botta
In the district of Albonago : Oratory San Nicolao.

Infrastructures

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Sede Italiano
Former Lugano-Cadro-Dino-Bahn .

Culture

Alla Chiara Fonte, publisher

Personalities

literature

Inge Beckel, Christof Kübler: Holidays for everyone. At the beginning of social tourism in Switzerland. In: Arte e Architettura in Svizzera. Volume 62, number 2, SSAS, Berna 2011.
Fabio Casagrande, Diego Gilardoni: La Fondazione Historia Cisalpina. Breve descrizione. In: Archivio Storico Ticinese. Number 147, Casagrande, Bellinzona 2010.
Guida generale della città di Lugano e dei comuni limitrofi di Paradiso, Castagnola, Viganello, Massagno. Arnold, Lugano 1932.
Virgilio Gilardoni : Il Romanico. Catalogo dei monumenti nella Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino. La Vesconta, Casagrande SA, Bellinzona 1967, pp. 486, 582.
Antonio Gili: Viganello. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 17, 2017 , accessed January 7, 2020 .
Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 295, 322, 323, 325, 338.
Johann Rudolf Rahn : I monumenti artistici del medio evo nel Cantone Ticino. Tipo-Litografia di Carlo Salvioni, Bellinzona 1894.
Celestino Trezzini : Viganello. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 7, Ungelt - Villardvolard. , Attinger, Neuenburg 1934, p. 247 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Viganello - collection of images, videos and audio files

Quartier Viganello at www.lugano.ch
Viganello: inventory of cultural assets of the Canton of Ticino
Viganello on elexikon.ch

Individual evidence

^ Rachele Pollini-Widmer: Rusca [Rusconi]. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 16, 2012 .
^ Antonio Gili: Viganello. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . July 12, 2017 .
↑ Population of Viganello at the end of 2019 on statistica.lugano.ch/site/demografia/
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 322-324.
^ Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Sede Italiano
^ Alla Chiara Fonte, publisher

[1] Rachele Pollini-Widmer: Rusca [Rusconi]. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 16, 2012 .

[2] Antonio Gili: Viganello. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . July 12, 2017 .

[3] Population of Viganello at the end of 2019 on statistica.lugano.ch/site/demografia/

[Martinoli-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Simona Martinoli u. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Published by Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 322-324.

[5] Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Sede Italiano

[6] Alla Chiara Fonte, publisher