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Arogno is a
municipalityCommunes are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,636 as of 2009. While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of
LuganoThe district of Lugano is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland.- Circles and municipalities :The district of Lugano has 86 municipalities divided in 12 circles:* Circle of Lugano ovest: Lugano ;...
in the
cantonThe 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of
TicinoCanton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
, located south of
Lake LuganoLake Lugano is a glacial lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore...
in the southernmost tip of
SwitzerlandSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
.
The village has a population of 970 inhabitants and an area of 8.53 km².
Arogno's territory borders with the Swiss villages of
MaroggiaMaroggia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland....
,
BissoneBissone is a village located on the shore of Lake Lugano, in the southernmost tip of Switzerland City Mayor is Ludwig Grosa.-People :* Francesco Borromini , architect* Caterina Valente, singer, dancer, and actress* Stefano Maderno, sculptor...
and Rovio. It also borders with the city of
LuganoLugano is a town in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
and to the west with the
ItalianItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
enclave of Campione. Arogno sits right on the border between Italy and Switzerland and on its territory there is also a border post.
Of notable artistic value are its church dedicated to
Saint StephenSaint Stephen , known as the Protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Stephen means "wreath" or "crown" in Greek...
, the village's patron, and some chapels and smaller churches spread all over the village's territory.
Arogno is the perfect starting place for hiking trips on Monte Generoso.
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