Chiasso is a common Suisse of the Canton of Tessin located at the border with the Italy. It is the southernmost commune of the country and is on the great international way of transit of Basle to Milan while passing by the Gothard.

Geography

Although located on Swiss territory, in the Mendrisiotto, the commune of Chiasso belongs to the plain of the Po. It forms an agglomeration with Like and Mendrisio. Southern main door of Switzerland, its situation of city-border is worth to him to be an important shopping mall, both for the road traffic the rail traffic. Its principal artery, Corso San Gottardo, is a succession of banks, buildings commercial and companies of logistics.

History

In 1980, Chiasso absorbed the commune of Pedrinate.

Economy

• Hupac, company of Piggyback traffic

Transport

• Highway A2 Basle - Lucerne - Saint-Gothard - Chiasso , left 53 and 54
• Highway the Lakes Milan - Like - Chiasso
• Line CF Lucerne or Zurich - Saint-Gothard - Chiasso
• international Station for the traffic of the travellers and the goods with Italy
• Line of bus for Mendrisio, Morbio Superiore and Muggio

The station CF of Chiasso is also the departure of the road cyclist main road called North-South Route which leads to Basle.

Demonstrations

• Biennial of the image
• Chiasso Jazz Festival
• Festival of the cultures and musics of the world

Sports

• FC Chiasso

Media

• If, free monthly magazine

Curiosities

• Museum max Huber, devoted to graphic art
• Parish church San Vital, monu¬mentale basilica with three naves set up in 1934, inside furnace bridges baroques.
• Magazzini Generali SA, market and deposits built by Robert Maillart in 1924-¬25.

External bonds

• Chiasso in DHS

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