Cassarate

The Cassarate is a river of the canton of Ticino. It rises in the upper part of the Val Colla, on the slopes of Monte Gazzirola and the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the Swiss canton of Ticino that flows into Lake Lugano
  • Also known as: Cassarate (river)” and “Cassarate River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cantonal Library of Lugano and Cantonal Museum of Natural History.

Library

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lugano and Cassarate.

Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.
is a lakeside city in , the Italian-speaking part of southern , and is the largest Italian-speaking city in Switzerland and outside Italy.

Suburb
is a on the northern shore of , to the east of the outfall of the River, in the . Politically the village forms part of the Castagnola-Cassarate quarter of the , although until 1972 Castagnola-Cassarate was an independent municipality under the name Castagnola.

Suburb
is a quarter of the city of , in the . It lies to the north of the city center, and is the most populous quarter of the city. In 2012, it had a population of 9,258.

Cassarate

Latitude
46.00483° or 46° 0′ 17″ north
Longitude
8.9609° or 8° 57′ 39″ east
Elevation
283 metres (928 feet)
Open location code
8FRC2X36+W9
Geo­Names ID
2661258
Wiki­data ID
Q503723
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Cassarate” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Cassarate
  • Cebuano: Cassarate
  • Chinese: 卡薩拉特河
  • Croatian: Cassarate
  • Dutch: Cassarate
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاسارات
  • French: Cassarate
  • German: Cassarate
  • Hebrew: קאסארייט
  • Irish: Cassarate
  • Italian: Cassarate
  • Lombard: Cassaraa
  • Macedonian: Касарат (река)
  • Macedonian: Касарат
  • Romansh: Cassarate
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cassarate
  • Swedish: Cassarate
  • Venetian: Fiume Cassarate

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lido di Lugano and Casinò Lugano.

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