Valcolla

Valcolla was a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Valcolla
Former municipality
Signôra
Coat of arms
Location of Valcolla
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Coordinates: 46°5′N 9°2′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Area
• Total	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	972 m (3,189 ft)
Population  (December 2004)
• Total	596
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6959
SFOS number	5229
Localities	Colla, Cozzo, Curtina, Insone, Maglio di Colla, Molino, Piandera, Scareglia, Signôra
Surrounded by	Bidogno, Bogno, Capriasca, Cavargna (IT-CO), Certara, Cimadera, Corticiasca, Ponte Capriasca, Sonvico
Website	SFSO statistics

Geography

Valcolla is in the upper part of the Val Colla, the mountain valley in which the Cassarate River rises. It has villages of Colla, Cozzo, Curtina, Insone, Maglio di Colla, Molino, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra. It borders the following municipalities: Bidogno, Bogno, Capriasca, Cavargna (Italy), Certara, Cimadera, Corticiasca, Ponte Capriasca and Sonvico.

History

In 1956 the municipality was created from the merger of Colla, Insone, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra.^[1] On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcolla merged into the city of Lugano.^[1]