Capriasca

Capriasca
Coat of arms
Capriasca
Location of Capriasca
Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E / 46.067°N 8.967°E / 46.067; 8.967Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E / 46.067°N 8.967°E / 46.067; 8.967
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Pellegrinelli
Area
• Total	36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	6,524
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Postal code	6950
SFOS number	5226
Localities	Cagiallo, Sarone, Almatro, Bettagno, Bidogno, San Matteo-Muralta, Lopagno, Lugaggia, Treggia, Somazzo, Oggio, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete, Vaglio
Surrounded by	Comano, Isone, Lugano, Mezzovico-Vira, Monteceneri, Origlio, Ponte Capriasca.
Website	www.capriasca.ch SFSO statistics

Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio.

Cagiallo is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Guzallo. In 1335 it was mentioned as Cazallo. Sala Capriasca is first mentioned in 1078 as Sale. In 1467 it was mentioned as Salla. Lopagno is first mentioned in 1335 as Lopagnio. Roveredo is first mentioned in 1583 as Roveretro.

Together with Lopagno and Campestro, Cagiallo formed a Bürgergemeinde from the Middle Ages through the modern era.

The late medieval church of S. Matteo was rebuilt 1672, but retained the romanesque clock tower. The village was part of the parish of Tesserete. The Chapel of St. Lucia is first mentioned in 1606, and the Chapel of St. Sebastian in Almatro was built in 1682.

The pre-industrial economy was based on agriculture and emigration. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Battaglini family played an important role throughout the valley. Cagiallo supports the tourist facilities and hotels of the village of Tesserete, and has become a suburb of it in recent years.

Sala Capriasca was originally a Lombard walled village. In the 15th Century, it formed a Vicinanza with Bigorio. In the first half of the 16th Century had rights to the commons in the parish of Capriasca. It was part of the Tesserete parish until 1933.