Camignolo
Sign in to saveCamignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mezzovico-Vira
- Region
- Ticino
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Camignolo
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Camignolo-coat_of_arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Camignolo.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Ticino
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-TI
- Swiss town.district
- Lugano
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6803
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5165
- Swiss town.area
- 4.53
- Swiss town.elevation
- 449
- Swiss town.population
- 664
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2004
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Ticino
- Area
- +4.5
- Elevation
- +458
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Mezzovico-Vira
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- P1366
- Monteceneri
- P8168
- Conall Crandomna
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Notable people
- References
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Camignolo is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.
==History== Camignolo is first mentioned in 1296 as Camigiollo. In the Middle Ages Camignolo appears as part of the parish of Bironico and valley community of Valle Carvina. Como Cathedral had properties in the village. San Ambrogio castle is mentioned in 1348. It was probably destroyed around the beginning of Swiss Confederation rule in the 16th century.