Capriasca

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Capriasca is a municipality of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

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Coat of arms of Capriasca
Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E / 46.067°N 8.967°E / 46.067; 8.967Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E / 46.067°N 8.967°E / 46.067; 8.967
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
Government
 • MayorSindaco
Andrea Pellegrinelli
Area
 • Total36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
Elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Population
 (December 2004)
 • Total4,547
 • Density125.089/km2 (323.98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6950 Campestro
6950 Tesserete
6950 Vaglio
6953 Lugaggia
6954 Sala Capriasca
6955 Cagiallo
6956 Lopagno
6957 Roveredo Capriasca
6958 Bidogno
6958 Corticiasca
LocalitiesAlbumo, Almatro, Bettagno, Bidogno, Bigorio, Cagiallo, Carusio, Campestro, Corticiasca, Cozzo, Lelgio, Lopagno, Lugaggia, Lupo, Odogno, Oggio, Pezzolo, Roveredo Capriasca, Sala Capriasca, San Matteo-Muralta, Sarone, Somazzo, Sureggio, Tesserete, Treggia, Vaglio
Surrounded byBidogno, Camignolo, Comano, Isone, Lugaggia, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Origlio, Ponte Capriasca, Sigirino, Sonvico, Valcolla
Websitewww.capriasca.ch
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History

Capriasca was created on 15 October 2001 by a merger of the former municipalities of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio. On 20 April 2008 the former municipalities of Bidogno, Corticiasca and Lugaggia joined together and became the municipality of Capriasca.[1]

Capriasca Media

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

Other websites

  Media related to Capriasca at Wikimedia Commons