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Postmark Lugano Stazione 25 August 1938 Postage stamp Helvetia 5 centimes Yvert N ° 290 Year of issue 1936 Addressed to De Heeren der current accounts, National Bank Antwerp Belgique (Heren der national accounts) With Stamp from Adler Hotel, Erica Schweizerhof, 25 August 1938 Lugano, Kappenberger Fuchs Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano and Ceresio) is a lake in southeastern Switzerland, on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake is located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Como. The lake drains through the Tresa into Lake Maggiore. The deepest point, 288 meters, is just beyond Gandria in the Italian part of the lake. The surface is 48.7 km². Lugano is the largest city in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Southern Switzerland. It is also the capital of the Lugano district. Within this district (the municipality) Lugano also forms a circle or circle. Located on the south side of the Swiss Alps and surrounded by Italy on both sides, the city is clearly Italian in character but has Swiss efficiency. 65,000 people live in the city itself, about 140,000 in the agglomeration. Most of the population speaks Italian and is Roman Catholic. Mayor is Marco Borradori. Lugano has its own airport, namely Lugano Airport.
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