Ticino
Lugano District
Lugano

Besso

Besso is a quarter of the city of , in the . It forms the part of the city which is uphill of , and is separated from the city centre by that station and its rail approaches.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: quarter of the city of Lugano, canton of Ticino, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Besso, Ticino”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chiesa di San Nicolao della Flüe and Lugano Railway Station.

Church
Photo: Magister73, Public domain.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the main railway station of the city of , in the . The station is on the Gotthard railway and is also the terminus of the Lugano Città–Stazione funicular.

Church
Photo: Elvezio, Public domain.
Lugano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Lawrence in , , . It was founded in the High Middle Ages but rebuilt in the late 15th century, with the façade completed in 1517. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lugano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breganzona and Massagno.

Village
Photo: Martin Sauter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter of the city of , Switzerland. was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004.

Village
is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in .

Village
Photo: Galeotto1974, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of in .

Besso

Latitude
46.00652° or 46° 0′ 24″ north
Longitude
8.93833° or 8° 56′ 18″ east
Elevation
350 metres (1,148 feet)
Open location code
8FRC2W4Q+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2461212181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11789447
Wiki­data ID
Q682963
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Lombard—“Besso” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Besso”
  • French: “Besso”
  • German: “Besso”
  • Italian: “Besso”
  • Italian: “Lugano-Besso”
  • Japanese: “ベッソ”
  • Lombard: “Bess”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clinica Luganese SA, Sede San Rocco and Swiss National Sound Archives.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Besso”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.