Capo San Martino
45°58′59″N 8°57′22″E / 45.98306°N 8.95611°E
Capo San Martino is a locality in the municipality of Lugano, Switzerland, situated on the eastern side of Monte San Salvatore, along the cantonal road that connects Lugano with Melide. As the name suggests, Capo San Martino ("Cape of Saint Martin") is a natural cliff overlooking Lake Lugano.
Historically, the locality of Capo San Martino was also known as Forca di San Martino ("Saint Martin's Gallows"), because capital punishments by hanging were executed there.[1] The last hanging took place in 1804.[2]
Until 1861, Capo San Martino was in Italian territory, as it belonged to Campione d'Italia.[3] In 1863, Capo San Martino became a hamlet of Pazzallo, then still an independent municipality in the district of Lugano.[4]
During the 19th century, a lime furnace operated from Capo San Martino, along the lake shore.[5] This furnace was just one among several others in Caslano, Melide, Castagnola, Pazzallo, Cimadera, and Melano, which exploited the abundant deposits of limestone of the Sottoceneri region for the production of lime.[6]
Gallery[edit]
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View of the lime furnace at Capo San Martino, date unknown -
View of Capo San Martino from Lake Lugano, before 1918 -
Aerial view of Capo San Martino, 1950 -
Aerial view of Capo San Martino, 1950 -
Aerial view of Capo San Martino, 1950 -
View of Capo San Martino from Lake Lugano, ca. 1969 -
View of Capo San Martino with Campione d'Italia on the background, 1982
References[edit]
- ^ Giannò, Vanessa (17 January 2017). "Pazzallo" [Pazzallo]. Dizionario Storico della Svizzera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Giannò, Vanessa (17 January 2017). "Pazzallo" [Pazzallo]. Dizionario Storico della Svizzera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Storia" [History]. Sito ufficiale della Città di Lugano (in Italian). 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Giannò, Vanessa (17 January 2017). "Pazzallo" [Pazzallo]. Dizionario Storico della Svizzera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Codoni, A.; Gamboni, V. (1988). Le fornaci di calce di Capo San Martino (in Italian). Bellinzona: Dipartimento della pubblica educazione.
- ^ Hochstrasser, Roland (2003). La fornace di Caslano: proposte per la conservazione e valorizzazione del patrimonio storico-culturale regionale (PDF) (in Italian). Museo del Malcantone. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-02-13.