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 |
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Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio a Gentilino
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
- ETH-BIB-Agra, Lavena, Monte Caslano, Caslano, Colina d'oro, Ponte Tresa-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-001946.tif
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
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Casa Camuzzi, Montagnola (Collina d'Oro), Switzerland
- Collina d'Oro - Sant'Abbondio - Ossario.jpg
Sant'Abbondio Church, Ossuary and one painting of the Via Crucis
- Collina d'Oro - Sant'Abbondio - Interno.jpg
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
16x16px Media related to Collina d'Oro at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
