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22 Facts About Lugano

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Lugano is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino.

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The region of Lugano is surrounded by the Lugano Prealps, the latter extending on most of the Sottoceneri region, the southernmost part of Ticino and Switzerland.

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In 1803, the political municipality of Lugano was created, following the establishment of the canton.

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Since 1882, Lugano is an important stop on the international Gotthard Railway.

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Lugano compensated the Rusca family with the ownership of Locarno.

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Canton of Lugano unified the former Landvogteien of Lugano, Mendrisio, Locarno and Valmaggia.

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However, as with the other cantons of the Helvetic Republic, the autonomy of Lugano was very limited, the republic having been founded by Napoleon in order further to centralise power in Switzerland.

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The canton of Lugano merged with Bellinzona creating the canton of Ticino, which endures to the present day.

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In 1848 the first steamboat on Lake Lugano began to operate, with regular, scheduled service since 1856.

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Lugano was the first host-city of the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest.

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At the beginning of the 21st century they began the Grande Lugano projects, including: the car tunnel Vedeggio-Cassarate, which started in 2005 and connects the A2 motorway with the neighborhood of Cornaredo, the creation of a new Kulturpol on the site of the former Grand Hotel Palace and a convention and exhibition center in the area of Campo Marzio.

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Lugano is amongst the warmest places in Switzerland, along with Locarno and Grono.

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Lugano is the largest city outside Italy with Italian as official language.

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Lugano is the economic center of the region and draws about 7.

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Lugano is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Switzerland.

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The area surrounding Lugano is home to over 300 kilometres of mountain biking trails, the largest net of trails in Switzerland.

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Lugano is served by Lugano Airport, in the nearby municipality of Agno.

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Lugano is served by several lines of regional trains of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia network which operate in the canton of Ticino and the north of the Italian region of Lombardy.

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Lugano Arte e Cultura is a cultural centre dedicated to music, visual and performance arts.

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Hockey Club Lugano plays in the National League, the top tier of Swiss hockey.

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In 1991, Lugano reached the final of the Spengler Cup and twice reached third place in the IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal.

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Lugano has traditionally been one of Switzerland's hubs in Water polo.

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