Name and Coat of Arms
The origin of the name is possibly the Latin word Lucus, meaning wood or sacred wood, or Gaulish locovanno "lake dweller". In 874 the town was referred to as Luano, and in 1189 it became known by its present name. The city was also known in the German-speaking cantons as Lowens, Lauis and Lauwis.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a cross throughout argent, between the upper case serif letters "L", "V", "G" and "A" (respectively in the I, II, III and IV quarters). The coat of arms dates from around 1189. The four letters on the coat of arms are an abbreviation of Lugano according to documents from 18 October 1208 and 14 November 1209.
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