Tresa, Switzerland
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Tresa is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was created on 18 April 2021 through the merger of Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa.
Ponte Tresa village
Interior of the church of San Bartolomeo
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Tresa
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The river Tresa leaves Lake Lugano at a point between Lavena Ponte Tresa in Italy and Ponte Tresa in Switzerland and flows into Lake Maggiore near Luino, a few hundred metres after joining the Margora
Tresa, Switzerland
…was mentioned as Ponte Tretia. In German it was known as Treisbruck, though this name is no longer used. The history of the town is closely tied to the Tresa river crossing, which was first mentioned in 590 by Gregory of Tours. The name of the municipality, and the neighboring, Italian town of Lavena Ponte…
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The mouth of the Tresa at Luino and Germignaga