Castagnola

This article is about the village of Castagnola. For the former municipality of Castagnola, see Castagnola-Cassarate.

Castagnola is a village on the northern shore of Lake Lugano, below the mountain of Monte Brè, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Politically the village forms part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of the city of Lugano, although until 1972 Castagnola-Cassarate was an independent municipality under the name Castagnola.^[1]

Castagnola was first recorded in 1335 as Castigniola.^[1]

Amongst its notable residents is the artist Angela Lyn.^[2] and Latvian poet couple Rainis and Aspazija, who lived here from 1905-20.

References

1 2 "Castagnola". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in Italian). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
↑ "Museo Cantonale Arte" (in Italian). Retrieved 2010-08-10.

Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio)

Italy Lombardy (Province of Como, Province of Varese) Switzerland Canton Ticino (District of Lugano, District of Mendrisio)

Settlements	Agno Barbengo Bissone Brusimpiano Brusino Arsizio Campione d'Italia Capolago Caprino Carabietta Caslano Cassarate Castagnola Claino con Osteno Collina d'Oro Gandria Lavena Ponte Tresa Lugano Magliaso Maroggia Melano Melide Morcote Muzzano Paradiso Ponte Tresa Porlezza Porto Ceresio Riva San Vitale Valsolda Vico Morcote

Rivers	Cassarate Cuccio Laveggio Magliasina Mara Rezzo Tresa Vedeggio

Mountains	Brè Generoso San Salvatore San Giorgio Sighignola

Landmarks	Casinò di Campione Melide causeway Museo Heleneum Swiss Customs Museum

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