Cureglia

History

Cureglia is first mentioned in 1335 as Curea or Curilia. In 1468, the village of Comano, which belonged to Cureglia, broke away from the parish of Lugano. Cureglia became an independent parish in 1594. The parish church of S. Cristoforo, was first mentioned in 1420. In the 19th century it was totally rebuilt. The Chapel of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio was built in the 18th century. The village was predominantly agricultural and produced mostly wine and cheese. However, a number of craftsman families, including the Caresana, Rinaldi, Saroli, Tarilli and Brilli, moved away in the 16th and 17th centuries for work in other European countries. Successful members of the families moved back to the village and built large homes, which are still standing in the village. The progressive urbanization of the surrounding area of Lugano and the establishment of the television studios in Comano favored a rapid increase in population. From 1950 to 2000, the number of residents quadrupled and housing was built outside the old village core.

Geography

Cureglia has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 45.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 34.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.9% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 38.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.4% is used for growing crops and 34.9% is used for alpine pastures. The municipality is located in the Lugano district, at the watershed between Val Vedeggio and Valle del Cassarate.

Most-observed species

• Chusan Palm

  Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H.Wendl. · Liliopsida
  6,376
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,351
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,383
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,569
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,556
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,264
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,172
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,168

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• 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