Cimadera
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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Location of Cimadera
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| Coordinates: 46°5′N 9°3′E / 46.083°N 9.050°ECoordinates: 46°5′N 9°3′E / 46.083°N 9.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Lugano | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,084 m (3,556 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 115 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6951 | |
| SFOS number | 5174 | |
| Surrounded by | Certara, Sonvico, Valcolla, Val Rezzo (Italy), Valsolda (Italy) | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Cimadera is 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 municipality of Lugano.
Cimadera is first mentioned in 1422 as cima d'Era. The village was originally an alpine herding camp for the inhabitants of the village Treciore which was part of the town of Sonvico. After the plague of 1525, they settled there permanently. In the 16th Century it belonged to the Kastlanei and parish of Sonvico. In 1878 the municipality was created when it separated from Sonvico to become an independent municipality and parish.
The chapel of St. Anthony of Padua dates from the 17th century. The prayer house of S. Maria ed Elisabetta or della Visitazione was built in 1670.
The income of the village was dominated by farming and cattle breeding, but was supplemented by income from seasonal emigration. The decline of agriculture and the urbanization of the villages surrounding Lugano, since the beginning of the 20th Century, have depopulated the town. Many houses have been converted into to second or vacation homes.
Before the merger, Cimadera had a total area of 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 5.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) or 83.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 4.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 76.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.3% is used for growing crops. Of the unproductive areas, 3.4% is unproductive vegetation and .
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