Tesserete is a village and former municipality in the
canton of Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
In 1976 the neighboring municipality
Campestro Campestro is a village and former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Campestro was a municipality of its own until 1976, when it was incorporated into its neighboring municipality Tesserete Tesserete is a ...
was incorporated into Tesserete.
In 2001 Tesserete municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities
Cagiallo Cagiallo is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger muni ...
,
Lopagno
Lopagno is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger ...
,
Roveredo
Roveredo is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Geography
Roveredo has an area, , of . Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 75% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is ...
,
Sala Capriasca Sala Capriasca is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger muni ...
and
Vaglio Vaglio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2001 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, and Tesserete to form a new municipality, Cap ...
to form a new and larger municipality
Capriasca
Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio.[Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...]
"Or Penagin".
References
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Former municipalities of Ticino
Villages in Switzerland