Cadro

Quarter

Coat of arms

Cadro

Coordinates: 46°3′N 8°59′E / 46.050°N 8.983°ECoordinates: 46°3′N 8°59′E / 46.050°N 8.983°E

Country

Canton

District

City

Area

• Total

4.45 km² (1.72 sq mi)

Elevation

473 m (1,552 ft)

Population (2010-12-31)

• Total

1,976

• Density

440/km² (1,200/sq mi)

Postal code

6965

SFOS number

5163

ISO 3166 code

CH-TI

Surrounded by

Canobbio, Lugano, Sonvico, Valsolda (IT-CO)

Cadro is quarter of the city of Lugano and a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Valcolla and Sonvico merged into the city of Lugano.

Cadro is first mentioned in 735 as Cadelo. Under the Lombards kings, Cadro was mentioned in connection with the Totoniden from Campione d'Italia as a Vicus in 854. Some of the major landholders during the Middle Ages included the monastery of S. Ambrogio in Milan, the Benedictine monastery of S. Abbondio in Como and the Hospital of S. Maria in Lugano. The village of Dassone was originally part of Cadro, and was mentioned in 1591, but it was later abandoned, probably after a plague epidemic.

The village church of S. Agata was first mentioned in 1366. The rich stucco work is also from around that time. It was renovated in 1603 and again in the 20th Century. Until 1599, it was part of the parish of Sonvico. However, some of the houses in the village were part of the parish of Pazzalino-Pregassona. Cardo later became an independent parish, which, until 1801, also included Davesco-Soragno.

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