Capolago

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Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°59′E

Capolago
Coat of Arms of Capolago
Canton Ticino
District Mendrisio
Coordinates  45°54′N 8°59′E
Population 724   (December 2004)
Area 1,80 km²
Elevation 273 m
Postal code 6825
SFOS number 5247
Mayor Eridano Luisoni
Capolago (Switzerland)
Capolago
Capolago

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.

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