Agra, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
๐จ๐ญ Agra is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Gentilino and Montagnola to form a new and larger municipality Collina d'Oro.
The hamlet of Bigogno, which is part of Agra, is first mentioned in 1270 in an inventory of the lands of the monastery of S. Abbondio in Como in the Valle di Lugano. The inventory of Como Cathedral (1298) mentions their allodial titles and episcopal loans in Agra as well as possessions of the Disentis Abbey. The same document also mentions the church of S. Tommaso in Agra. The church initially belonged to the parish of S. Pietro in Pambio and then became an under-parish in 1591. The Chapel of S. Assunta in Bigogno was completed before 1609. In the statutes of Como from 1335, the Concilium or Vicinanza of Agra and Premona or Barbengo is first mentioned.
In addition to agriculture, the village was once famous for training and sending artisans to Russia along with other European nations. In 1912 a regional sanatorium opened in the village. It was a residence to for many, especially German-speaking, notables and intellectuals. They published the monthly magazine Die Terrasse (The Terrace) from the sanatorium. It was closed in 1969 and fell into disrepair.
The village is located at an elevation of 570ย m (1,870ย ft) at the foot of Monte Crocione.
Agra, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Agra has a population of over 401 people. Agra also forms part of the wider Ticino Canton which has a population of over 350,986 people. Agra is situated near Bellinzona.
๐ซ๐ท Villefranche-sur-Saรดne 45.983
๐ท๐ด Alba Iulia 46.067
๐จ๐ฆ Sainte-Julienne 45.967
๐จ๐ฆ Fredericton 45.95
๐ธ๐ฎ Nova Gorica 45.95
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Jean-d'Angรฉly 45.946
๐ฉ๐ช Erbach im Odenwald 8.983
๐ฉ๐ช Sindelfingen 9.004
Locations Near: Agra 8.91667,45.9667
๐จ๐ญ Lugano 8.954,46.004 d: 5
๐ฎ๐น Varese 8.83,45.815 d: 18.2
๐ฎ๐น Como 9.087,45.811 d: 21.8
๐จ๐ญ Locarno 8.795,46.171 d: 24.5
๐จ๐ญ Bellinzona 9.018,46.193 d: 26.4
๐ฎ๐น Gallarate 8.788,45.67 d: 34.5
๐ฎ๐น Busto Arsizio 8.85,45.6 d: 41.1
๐ฎ๐น Verbania 8.533,45.933 d: 29.9
๐ฎ๐น Legnano 8.917,45.567 d: 44.5
๐ฎ๐น Paderno Dugnano 9.167,45.567 d: 48.5
Antipodal to: Agra -171.083,-45.967
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17228.6
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16491.4
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16441.4
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16282.3
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12534.5
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12454.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12441.4
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12436.4