Valcolla
Valcolla was a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Valcolla | |
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 Signôra | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Valcolla | |
  Valcolla  Valcolla | |
| Coordinates: 46°5′N 9°2′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Lugano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 596 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6959 |
| SFOS number | 5229 |
| Localities | Colla, Cozzo, Curtina, Insone, Maglio di Colla, Molino, Piandera, Scareglia, Signôra |
| Surrounded by | Bidogno, Bogno, Capriasca, Cavargna (IT-CO), Certara, Cimadera, Corticiasca, Ponte Capriasca, Sonvico |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
Geography
Valcolla is in the upper part of the Val Colla, the mountain valley in which the Cassarate River rises. It has villages of Colla, Cozzo, Curtina, Insone, Maglio di Colla, Molino, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra. It borders the following municipalities: Bidogno, Bogno, Capriasca, Cavargna (Italy), Certara, Cimadera, Corticiasca, Ponte Capriasca and Sonvico.
History
In 1956 the municipality was created from the merger of Colla, Insone, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra.[1] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcolla merged into the city of Lugano.[1]
References
- Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
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