Cureggia

Cureggia District of the city of Lugano
—  District  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
City	Lugano
Area[1]
- Total	0.69 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[1]
- Total	146
- Density	211.6/km2 (548/sq mi)

Cureggia is a district of the city of Lugano, Switzerland. Barbengo was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2004. It was first recorded in 1329 as Curezia.

The municipality had 62 inhabitants in 1799, which decreased to 53 in 1850, 47 in 1900 and 24 in 1950. It then increased again, to 112 in 2000.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Il quartiere in numeri". Lugano.ch. http://www.lugano.ch/quartieri/welcome.cfm?catID=01005&quartiereID=5. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 

External links

• Official site of the district
• Cureggia in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Coordinates: 46°1′13″N 8°59′3″E / 46.02028°N 8.98417°E / 46.02028; 8.98417