Massagno

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Massagno

Location of Massagno

Coordinates: 46°1′N 8°57′E / 46.017°N 8.950°ECoordinates: 46°1′N 8°57′E / 46.017°N 8.950°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Sindaco

Area

• Total

0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi)

Elevation

352 m (1,155 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

6,209

• Density

8,500/km² (22,000/sq mi)

Postal code

6900, 6908

SFOS number

5196

Surrounded by

Lugano, Savosa

Twin towns

Onex (Switzerland)

Website

www.massagno.ch
SFSO statistics

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

An Upper Paleolithic Ax made out of serpentinite, and some cremation graves from the Iron Age are the only prehistoric traces discovered in Massagno. The village of Massagno is first mentioned in 1146 as Masagnio. In 1198 it was mentioned as Maxanio.

The Vicinanza of Massagno emerged from the villages of Massagno and Gerso, and during the Middle Ages it was part of the Pieve of Lugano. During the 9th and 10th Centuries, the Cathedral of S. Lorenzo in Lugano seems to have owned individual farms and houses in the village, and in 1198 it was the main landholder. At the same time, the Kastlanei Sonvico owned some estates. In 1262 the hospital of St. Mary of Lugano acquired some estates as well, which were sold in 1739 to the Luvini family in Massagno. In 1329, the provost of the Humiliati monastery of S . Antonio in Lugano bought land in the village. Then, in the 14th Century, the Bishop of Como acquired the right to tithe in Massagno and land in Gerso.

Historically, Massagno was part of the Lugano parish. Between 1920 and 1927, together with Rovello, it formed one of Luganos five rettorati. After 1927 it was an independent parish without Rovello. The parish church of S. Lucia, which dates back to about 1530, was rebuilt in 1931 in the romanesque revival style. The Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua in Gerso is from 1655–70 and was restored in 1983. It was built by a member of the Solari family from Gerso, who had made his fortune in the wool trade in Venice. The chapel of Madonna della Salute was built in 1710 in fulfillment of a vow from 1636, when the municipality was hit by the plague. It was consecrated in 1729 and renovated in 1975.

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