Pregassona

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Quarter in Ticino, Switzerland

Pregassona
Quarter
Coordinates: 46°01′20″N 8°58′35″E / 46.02222°N 8.97639°E / 46.02222; 8.97639
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
City	Lugano
Area
• Total	2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population  (2014-12-31)
• Total	9,601
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTCUTC+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

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

External links

• Media related to Pregassona at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site of the quarter
• Lugano Monte Brè

46°01′N 8°58′E / 46.017°N 8.967°E / 46.017; 8.967

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