Viganello

Viganello
Quarter

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
City	Lugano
Area^[1]
• Total	1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)^[1]
• Total	7,466
• Density	6,200/km² (16,000/sq mi)

Viganello is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Viganello was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1300 as de Viganello.

The municipality also contained the village Albonago. It had 238 inhabitants in 1783, which increased to 244 in 1808, 319 in 1850, 1477 in 1910, 2163 in 1950 and 5587 in 1990.

References

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

External links

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

Coordinates: 46°01′N 8°59′E / 46.017°N 8.983°E / 46.017; 8.983

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

Authority control	VIAF: 237446165 GND: 4529876-2 HDS: 2219

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