Sonvico

Sonvico
Quarter
Sonvico
Coordinates: 46°03′N 8°59′E / 46.050°N 8.983°E / 46.050; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
CityLugano
Area
  Total
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
603 m (1,978 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
  Total
1,837
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code
6968
SFOS number5224
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byCadro, Capriasca, Cimadera, Lugano, Valcolla, Valsolda (IT-CO)

Sonvico (Sonvìch in the Lombard language) is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality of the Lugano district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the municipality of Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano becoming a new neighborhood. The medieval part of Sonvico village consist is an old citadel with a compacted structure full of narrow and intricate lanes.