Pregassona
Pregassona | |
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Quarter | |
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Coordinates: 46°01′20″N 8°58′35″E / 46.02222°N 8.97639°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Lugano |
City | Lugano |
Area | |
• Total | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
Population (2014-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 9,601 |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Until 2004, it was a municipality on its own. Then it was added to Lugano.
The name Pregassona comes from a contraction of the local dialect for "near the Cassone"; the Cassone is a small river that flows through the village.
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Monuments and places of interest
- Church of Saint Mary, documented since 1222
- Oratory of Saints Peter & Paul, 14th century
- Church of Saint John the Baptist and Maximilian Kolbe, 1995
References
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pregassona.
- Official website of the quarter Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Lugano Monte Brè