Pregassona

Quarter in Ticino, Switzerland

46°01′20″N 8°58′35″E / 46.02222°N 8.97639°E / 46.02222; 8.97639CountrySwitzerlandCantonTicinoDistrictLuganoCityLuganoArea

• Total2.56 km² (0.99 sq mi)Population

(2014-12-31)^[1]

• Total9,601 • Density3,800/km² (9,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTCUTC+1

Pregassona is a quarter of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Pregassona was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.

The name Pregassona comes from a contraction of the local dialect for "near the Cassone"; the Cassone is a small river that flows through the village.

Monuments and places of interest

Church of Saint Mary, documented since 1222
Oratory of Saints Peter & Paul, 14th century
Church of Saint John the Baptist and Maximilian Kolbe, 1995

References

^ http://www.lugano.ch/dam/jcr:4bb43ae8-1e90-415b-9e27-325bfe145791/statistica%20popolazione%20di%20Lugano_%2031%20dicembre%202014.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}