The canton of Lugano merged with Bellinzona creating the canton of Ticino, which endures to the current day. During the combating between Guelphs and Ghibellines and the model new disputes between Como and Milan, in the course of the 14th and fifteenth centuries, Lugano was the scene of clashes between opposing forces. After a protracted rule by the Rusca family, Lugano was free of the domination of Como, which had been taken over in 1335 by the Visconti. At the identical time the link between city and the valley strengthened. The town lies on Lake Lugano, surrounded by the mountains of the
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