Cadro

History

Cadro is first mentioned in 735 as Cadelo. Under the Lombards kings, Cadro was mentioned in connection with the Totoniden from Campione d'Italia as a Vicus in 854. Some of the major landholders during the Middle Ages included the monastery of S. Ambrogio in Milan, the Benedictine monastery of S. Abbondio in Como and the Hospital of S. Maria in Lugano. The village of Dassone was originally part of Cadro, and was mentioned in 1591, but it was later abandoned, probably after a plague epidemic. The village church of S. Agata was first mentioned in 1366. The rich stucco work is also from around that time. It was renovated in 1603 and again in the 20th Century. Until 1599, it was part of the parish of Sonvico. However, some of the houses in the village were part of the parish of Pazzalino-Pregassona. Cadro later became an independent parish, which, until 1801, also included Davesco-Soragno. Agricultural income was supplemented by income sent home from emigrants. In 1911 Cadro was connected to the regional Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway. Since 1960, the population has tripled, and Cadro has become a municipality in the municipal agglomeration in Lugano.

Geography

Before the merger, Cadro had a total area of . Of this area, or 15.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 72.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.7% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 70.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.2% is used for growing crops, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 9.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the quarter is flowing water. The former municipality is located in the Lugano district at the foot of the Denti della Vecchia in the Cassarate valley. It consists of the village of Cadro.

Most-observed species

• Chusan Palm

  Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H.Wendl. · Liliopsida
  7,118
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,021
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,960
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,534
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,431
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,129
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,030
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,012

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2021-12-18
  1 km WNW of Dalmine, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2020-12-17
  0 km SW of Opera, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2017-03-06
  8 km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland
• M 3 — 2015-11-28
  1 km ESE of Aviatico, Italy
• M 3.3 — 2010-05-11
  1 km WNW of Albino, Italy
• M 3.3 — 2008-12-13
  7 km SW of Livigno, Italy