Pregassona
Quarter in Ticino, Switzerland
46°01′20″N 8°58′35″E / 46.02222°N 8.97639°E / 46.02222; 8.97639 (2014-12-31)[1]
Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pregassona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.
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.
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
- ^ http://www.lugano.ch/dam/jcr:4bb43ae8-1e90-415b-9e27-325bfe145791/statistica%20popolazione%20di%20Lugano_%2031%20dicembre%202014.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- Media related to Pregassona at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site of the quarter
- Lugano Monte Brè
46°01′N 8°58′E / 46.017°N 8.967°E / 46.017; 8.967
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Quarters−Districts of Lugano
- Barbengo
- Besso
- Brè-Aldesago
- Breganzona
- Cadro
- Carabbia
- Carona
- Castagnola-Cassarate
- Cureggia
- Davesco-Soragno
- Gandria
- Loreto
- Lugano Centro
- Molino Nuovo
- Pambio Noranco
- Pazzallo
- Pregassona
- Sonvico
- Val Colla
- Viganello
- Villa Luganese
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