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'''LUGANO''' | '''LUGANO''' | ||
Canton : [[Ticino]]<br /> | Canton : [[Ticino]]<br /> | ||
Additions : 1972 [[Brè-Aldesago]], [[Castagnola]]; 2004 [[Breganzona]], [[Cureggia]], [[Davesco-Soragno]], [[Gandria]], [[Pambio-Noranco]], [[Pazzallo]], [[Pregassona]], [[Viganello]]; 2013 [[Bogno]], [[Cadro]], [[Certara]], [[Cimadera]], [[Sonvico]], [[Valcolla]] | Additions: 1972 [[Brè-Aldesago]], [[Castagnola]]; 2004 [[Breganzona]], [[Cureggia]], [[Davesco-Soragno]], [[Gandria]], [[Pambio-Noranco]], [[Pazzallo]], [[Pregassona]], [[Viganello]]; 2013 [[Bogno]], [[Cadro]], [[Carona (Ticino)|Carona]], [[Certara]], [[Cimadera]], [[Sonvico]], [[Valcolla]] | ||
[[File:lugano.jpg|center| | [[File:lugano.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show the letters LUGA and are simply the short name of the city. In time many (bizarre) explanations have been given for the letters, but without any historical evidence. The name "Lugano" derives from the Latin and means "holy wood" or forest in general. | The arms show the letters LUGA and are simply the short name of the city. In time many (bizarre) explanations have been given for the letters, but without any historical evidence. The name "Lugano" derives from the Latin and means "holy wood" or forest in general. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:lugano1.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |align="center"|[[File:lugano1.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:lugano3.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:lugano3.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.okz.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) | |||
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[[File:luganocityhall.jpg|center]] | [[File:luganocityhall.jpg|center]] | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:Ticino]] | [[Category:Ticino]] | ||