Montagnola

Coordinates: 45°59′N 8°55′E / 45.983°N 8.917°E / 45.983; 8.917
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Coat of arms of Montagnola
Photo of Lake Lugano near Montagnola

Montagnola (Italian pronunciation:

Sant'Abbondio Gentilino
.

Landmarks include the house where

The American School In Switzerland (TASIS), a boarding school
.

Montagnola was formerly a municipality of its own, but was merged with Agra and Gentilino in 2004 to form the new municipality Collina d'Oro.[1]

History

Montagnola is first mentioned in 1226, as Montegnola.[2]

The merger of several formerly separate properties of the monastery of S. Abbondio in Como in 1535, led to the establishment of the Concilium Sancti Abundii which covered not only Gentilino but the village of Montagnola with the hamlets of Viglio, Orino, Arasio, Certenago, Poporino, Barca and Scairolo. An inventory of the monastery mentioned the presence of a fortress at Arasio.[2]

Montagnola belongs to the parish of S. Abbondio at Gentilino. The chapels in S. Silvestro in Arasio and SS Nazaro in Celso were first mentioned in 1270 and 1442 respectively.[2]

The local economy was based on agriculture as well as emigration of architects and builders from the Gilardi, Lucchini, Berra and Camuzzi families into various European countries, especially Russia. Several of these builders were able to create major works in these foreign cities and rise to great fame. The pleasant climate and attractive location of the village attracted many illustrious personalities from abroad including the writer Hermann Hesse. A museum to the writer opened in 1997. From 1923 to 1927 it was the seat of the prestigious

The American School In Switzerland, which, in 2014, has about 700 students of various nationalities. Because of its proximity to Lugano, Montagnola is now a kind of residential suburb of the city.[2]

Location

Aerial view (1950)

The former municipality stretched over the central portion of the Collina d'Oro valley from the Bay of Agno to Pian Scairolo, and included a number of villages.

The community includes a communal pre-primary school and a communal primary school.

The American School In Switzerland
is located in Montagnola.

The La Biblioteca comunale di Collina d'Oro is located in Montagnola, in proximity to the communal school. The library opened in 1990.[4]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[2]

References

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e Montagnola in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ "Istruzione" (Archive). Collina d'Oro commune. Retrieved on April 223, 2015.
  4. ^ "Biblioteca comunale" (Archive). Collina d'Oro. Retrieved on April 23, 2015. "c/o Centro scolastico 6926 Montagnola"

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