Valcolla
Valcolla is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcolla merged into the municipality of Lugano.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gazzirola and Monte Bar.
Gazzirola
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Gazzirola is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps on the Swiss-Italian border. Its summit is the highest point of the municipality of Lugano. It is one of the few summits from which it's possible to see Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano and Lake Como at the same time. Gazzirola is situated 3 km northeast of Valcolla.
Monte Bar
Peak
Photo: Nitrato, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Bar is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, located north of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It lies on the range west of the Gazzirola, between the Val d'Isone and the Val Colla. Monte Bar is situated 3 km northwest of Valcolla.
San Lucio Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The San Lucio Pass, located in the Lugano Prealps at an altitude of 1,541 metres above sea level, connects the Val Cavargna in the Italian province of Como with the Val Colla in the Swiss canton of Ticino. San Lucio Pass is situated 3½ km east of Valcolla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Signôra and Scareglia.
Bogno
Village
Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bogno is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Valcolla and Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano.
Valcolla
- Type: Village with 558 residents
- Description: former municipality and quarter of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, quarter of the city of Lugano, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Lugano, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.09626° or 46° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
9.04829° or 9° 2′ 54″ eastPopulation
558Elevation
972 metres (3,189 feet)Open location code
8FRF32WX+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 240127576OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q67967
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Valcolla” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Valcolla”
- Catalan: “Valcolla”
- Cebuano: “Colla”
- Chinese: “瓦爾科拉”
- Dutch: “Valcolla”
- Esperanto: “Valcolla”
- French: “Valcolla”
- German: “Colla TI”
- German: “Insone”
- German: “Piandera”
- German: “Scareglia”
- German: “Signôra”
- German: “Val colla”
- German: “Valcolla”
- Hungarian: “Valcolla”
- Inari Sami: “Valcolla”
- Irish: “Valcolla”
- Italian: “Valcolla”
- Lombard: “Val Colla”
- Lombard: “Valcola”
- Lombard: “Valcolla”
- Malay: “Valcolla”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valcolla”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Valcolla”
- Portuguese: “Valcolla”
- Romansh: “Valcolla”
- Spanish: “Valcolla”
- Swiss German: “Valcolla”
- Tosk Albanian: “Valcolla”
- Turkish: “Valcolla”
- Upper Sorbian: “Valcolla”
- Venetian: “Valcolla”
- Volapük: “Valcolla”
- Waray (Philippines): “Valcolla”
- Welsh: “Valcolla”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chiesa di San Giuseppe and Santi Pietro e Paolo Parish Church.
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