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Lugano ((イタリア語:Lugano)) is a city in southern Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The population of the city proper was 71.500, and the population of the urban agglomeration was over 145,000. It is the 9th largest city of Switzerland by population, the largest city in Ticino, and the largest city with an Italian speaking majority outside of Italy.〔(Top 20 Cities in Switzerland on Population )〕 The city lies on Lake Lugano, surrounded by the mountains of the Lugano Prealps. Its warm summers and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers, and successful athletes have given it the nickname of the "Monte Carlo of Switzerland". ==Name and coat of arms== The toponym is first recorded in 804, in the form ''Luanasco'', in 874 as ''Luano'', and from 1189 as ''Lugano''. German-language variants of the name (now no longer in use) were ''Lowens, Lauis, Lauwis''. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = City of Lugano )〕 The etymology of the name is uncertain, suggestions include derivation from ''lucus'' "grove",〔Stefano Vassere, ''(I nomi di luogo - L'origine del nome di Lugano )'' (1993)〕 from a vulgar Latin ''lakvannus'' "lake-dweller"〔Gili-Vassere, 2000-2001, 33-37.〕 and from the god Lugus.〔http://www.celtnet.org.uk/gods_l/lugus.html - Lugus - A Celtic God, also known as Lugos, Lleu, Lug, Lugh, Lugus: The Shining One or The Shadowy One〕 The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules, a cross throughout argent, between the upper case serif letters "L", "V", "G" and "A" (respectively in the I, II, III and IV quarters)''. The coat of arms dates from around 1200. The four letters on the coat of arms are an abbreviation of the name ''Lugano''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Flags of the World Website ) "Gastone Cambin in the armorial of the communes of Tessin says that there has been a lot of strange conjectures about the meaning of the letters LUGA. It is obvious that they are simply the abbreviation of Lugano as it is proved by the primitive coat of arms of the parish, and which is confirmed by documents from 18 October 1208 and 14 November 1209, preserved once in the monastery of Sant'Amborgio of Milan but now undiscoverable. Cambin never alludes to 'La Vera Giustizia Antica' in his approach of the coat of arms of Lugano and I'm inclined to think that the meaning quoted by Mr. Huber (submitted this interpretation on 30 April 2002 ) has expanded recently but without solid background." Pascal Gross, 2 May 2002〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lugano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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