Cassarate (river)
river in the Swiss canton of Ticino that flows into Lake Lugano
The Cassarate is a river of the Swiss canton of Ticino. It rises in the upper part of the Val Colla, on the slopes of Monte Gazzirola and the San Lucio Pass. It flows into Lake Lugano at Lugano.
On its way downstream, the river flows through the Val Colla valley before reaching the city centre of Lugano.
Historically, the lower reaches of the Cassarate river formed the boundary between the communities of Lugano (to the west) and Cassarate (to the east), but both communities now form part of the city.
The public source identifies “Cassarate (river)” as river in the Swiss canton of Ticino that flows into Lake Lugano. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cassarate, river and Swiss.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q503723. VIAF identifies the subject as 234345038. Authority coordinates are 46.002, 8.962. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Cassarate (river)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.