Lugano Summary
Lugano is a city in southern Switzerland, Its Swiss-Mediterranean mix of cultures is closely related to that of Italy’s northern Lombardy region, The shores of Lake Lugano have been inhabited since the Stone Age. The ninth-largest Swiss city, it is the largest in Ticino and largest with an Italian speaking majority outside of Italy.
Lugano Facts
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The population is Italian-speaking and largely Roman Catholic
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Lugano was the first city in the world to host the Eurovision song contest in 1956.
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Lugano is a city of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland
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Lugano is known as Luganum in Latin.
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The Canton of Ticino borders Italy and Italian is its official language.
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Locarno hosts the popular Film festival and Moon and Stars Music Festival in summer.
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Lugano lies at the edge of Lake Lugano.
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Lugano is the largest town in the region of Ticino, and one of the most important financial centers of Switzerland.
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Although it is not exactly clear when Lugano was founded, it has been proven that the territory surrounding the present-day city has been inhabited since the Stone Age, while the Romans settled in the area in the 1st century BC. However, the first mention of a settlement at the current location came in 724, when it appears to have been known as Luanasco and was a market town.
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The city’s coat of arms is dated from around 1200, which is around the time of the first records of the city being called Lugano.
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Local landmark Monte San Giorgio became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
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Lugano is the ninth-largest Swiss City & the largest in Ticino.
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Lugano is the largest Italian speaking majority outside of Italy.
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The Università Della Svizzera Italiana is the only Swiss University to teach in Italian.
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Lugano doesn’t have clearly set borders due to Historical development and cultural reasons.