Talk:Lugano
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[edit] Origin of the name
The name derives from "lucus" see the official homepage of the city [1]
Some names of city in Spain derive from Lucus too (Lugo in Galicia (from Lucus Augusti), Llugo in Asturias, being this Lucus named after god Lugh, worshipped in the NW area of what it is now Spain. Does this city name share the same origin?Xareu bs 10:05, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 3rd largest banking city?
I believe that would be Basel, considering 1 / 2 of UBS was founded there, the SBVg has one of the two headquarters there and also due to the size of the city (about 4x as large as Lugano).--Snakemike 13:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
- It is, the 3rd most important financial market in Switzerland. (Not largest in population, or area). It is so important because of the italian clients. If you whant to compare Basel with Lugano you can compare these two sites privatebanking.com/user/category.jsp?location_id=2301&category_id=1&category_page_id=50&published=1&random=1 banks in Lugano and privatebanking.com/user/category.jsp?location_id=1978&category_id=1&category_page_id=0&published=1 banks in Basel. Momet (talk) 15:16, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures!
Erm, am I the only one to think that we should replace, or at least add new CONTEMPORARY pictures of the city? Is there a specific reason why the only real city pictures are from one hundred years ago? I'll post some sunny pictures and add them, and maybe I'll find a great one to use an main? Sure it will serve its purpose much better. Dollvalley 23:55, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
LUGANO CHURCH
http://www.lugano.ch/en/tools/luoghi.cfm?miniToolID=7
[edit] 3rd largest banking city?
I believe that would be Basel, considering 1 / 2 of UBS was founded there, the SBVg has one of the two headquarters there and also due to the size of the city (about 4x as large as Lugano).--Snakemike 13:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
You have to understand that Lugano is the banking city also for a big part of the north Italy region wich, with a GNP greater than all Switzerland, is one of the region with bigger GNP in Europe.
[edit] The Consequences of Love
I commented out the part about Paolo Sorrentino's Consequences of Love, and I'll delete it latter unless someone protests. The credits actually thank the Hotel Continental di Treviso, which if one checks their page, it indeed appear to be where it was filmed. Many of the scenes are shot in Ticino, in Lugano but also Piano di Magadino, Bellinzona, and Fox Town in Mendrisio. Anyway, many movies have been shot in Lugano and environs, why is this one special? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pugget (talk • contribs)
[edit] Demographics
Under demographics it says that the economy is tourism-based. Is this indeed true? As the article says, Lugano is the third largest banking city in Switzerland, and I would suspect that much of the local revenue is based on banking. The original author may indeed be right that more *jobs* are supported by tourism, but sense tourism is so seasonal I find that a stretch as well. Can someone suggest a information source to clear this up? Cheers, Pugget (talk) 16:01, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
- You can find the informations you asked here and here. In the first link it says that tourism is one of the five main sectors of the city. In the second it's written: " he tourism industry is one of the main concerns of the City; as a result of that, several public and private projects focus on the development of this industry". Momet (talk) 09:52, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
