Capolago
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| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Mendrisio |
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| Population | 724 (December 2004) |
| Area | 1,80 km² |
| Elevation | 273 m |
| Postal code | 6825 |
| SFOS number | 5247 |
| Mayor | Eridano Luisoni |
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Capolago is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Capolago is located on the shores of Lake Lugano, and has a landing stage (Capolago Lago) that is served by the lake steamers. It has a station on the Swiss Federal Railways, and is also the lower terminus of the Monte Generoso Railway, a mountain railway that climbs to the summit of the nearby Monte Generoso.
[edit] Famous people
- Carlo Maderno (1556-1629), architect
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