Capolago
Capolago | |
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Village and Quarter | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
| City | Mendrisio |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 798 |
| • Density | 451/km2 (1,170/sq mi) |
Capolago is a village situated at the south-eastern extremity of Lake Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Originally a municipality in its own right, Capolago is now a quarter of the municipality of Mendrisio, itself part of the district of Mendrisio.[1][2]
History
The first mention of the name of Capolago appears before 1300, in the general statutes of Como. In 1365, Capolago assumed greater importance due to the building of castle. The castle was dismantled in 1517. From then on, the village was largely concerned with lake transport, and the ferrying of people and goods to and from Lugano.[3]
In 1556, Capolago was the birthplace of the architect Carlo Maderno. He is best remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture, responsible for the façades of St. Peter's Basilica, Santa Susanna, and Sant'Andrea della Valle, all in Rome.[3]
The town was also home to the historically important Tipografia Elvetica press, which published propaganda during the Italian Risorgimento. In 1890, the premises of the printing firm hosted the Capolago Anarchist Congress, attended by Italian anarchist militants such as Pietro Gori, Amilcare Cipriani, Francesco Saverio Merlino and Errico Malatesta. During the Congress, a Revolutionary Anarchist Internationalist Party was founded.[citation needed]
In November 2007 the then independent municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona voted to merge into the municipality of Mendrisio. The merger took place in April 2009.[4]
Transport
Capolago has a station, Capolago-Riva San Vitale, on the Gotthard line of the Swiss Federal Railways. The station is served by route S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan. The Monte Generoso Railway, a mountain railway that climbs to the summit of the nearby Monte Generoso, also serves the station.[2][5]
Capolago also has a landing stage (Capolago Lago) that is served, once or twice a day, by the boats of the Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano and by the trains of the Monte Generoso Railway.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Capolago" (in Italian). City of Mendresio. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ a b "Storia di Capolago" (in Italian). City of Mendresio. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2770. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Timetable summer 2012". Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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External links
Media related to Capolago at Wikimedia Commons- Capolago pages on the City of Mendrisio's web site
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