Breganzona

Breganzona
Quarter

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
City	Lugano
Area^[1]
• Total	2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)^[1]
• Total	5,460
• Density	2,400/km² (6,100/sq mi)

Breganzona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Breganzona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 984 as Brianzona. The municipality had 232 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 369 in 1900, 883 in 1950, 4,654 in 1990 and 4,782 in 2000.

Biogno

In 1925 the municipality of Biogno was split into two parts and assigned to Breganzona and Bioggio.

Bibliography

Nicola Pfund, Breganzona: echi dalla collina di ponente, Fontana Edizioni, 2005.

References

1 2 "Il quartiere in numeri". Lugano.ch. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

External links

Media related to Breganzona at Wikimedia Commons
Official site of the quarter
Breganzona in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Quarters 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

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

Coordinates: 46°0′26″N 8°55′44″E / 46.00722°N 8.92889°E / 46.00722; 8.92889

Authority control	VIAF: 125657441 GND: 4521650-2 HDS: 3315

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