Collina d'Oro
Collina d'Oro (called Gold Hill in English) is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was made on 4 April 2004 from the merging of the villages of Agra, Gentilino, and Montagnola. On 1 April 2012, it incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Carabietta.[1]
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Location of Collina d'Oro
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| Coordinates: 45°59′N 8°55′E / 45.983°N 8.917°ECoordinates: 45°59′N 8°55′E / 45.983°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Lugano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 4,169 |
| • Density | 642.4/km2 (1,663.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6926 |
| Localities | Agra, Gentilino, Montagnola |
| Surrounded by | Agno, Barbengo, Carabietta, Grancia, Lugano, Magliaso, Muzzano, Sorengo |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Collina D'Oro Media
Ruins of the regional sanatorium
Collina d'Oro, Tessin, Switzerland - The Sant'Abbondio church - External view
Hermann Hesse's Grave in Montagnola
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Casa Camuzzi, Montagnola (Collina d'Oro), Switzerland
Sant'Abbondio Church, Ossuary and one painting of the Via Crucis
Interior of Sant'Abbondio Church
References
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 24 May 2012
Other websites
Media related to Collina d'Oro at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
