The Val Calanca is a valley of the
Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swis ...
, located in the
Lepontine Alps
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. The valley is drained by the ''Calancasca'', a tributary of the
Moesa
The Moesa is a river, a tributary of the Ticino, which flows through the Swiss cantons of Graubünden and Ticino.
It rises in Val Vignun near the San Bernardino Pass and descends, along with the A13 motorway, through the Val Mesolcina toward ...
(
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
basin), at
Roveredo
Roveredo is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Geography
Roveredo has an area, , of . Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 75% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is ...
. The highest mountains surrounding the Val Calanca are the
Puntone dei Fraciòn (3,202 metres) and the
Zapporthorn (3,152 metres).
The valley belongs to the
Moesa District
Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of corresponding to the Val Mesolcina, the valley of the eponymous Moesa River. It was replaced with t ...
, in the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people
Places
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Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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canton of
Graubünden. The main villages are (from north to south):
Rossa,
Cauco
Cauco is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca. ,
Selma,
Arvigo
Arvigo is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the south of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, next to Ticino. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Cala ...
,
Buseno
Buseno is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Buseno first became an independent municipality in 1851 when it separated from the former municipality of Calanca. The parish church of SS. Pietro e Antonio ...
and
Santa Maria in Calanca
Santa Maria in Calanca is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Santa Maria in Calanca is first mentioned in 1219 as ''sancte Marie in Calanca''.
Geography
Santa Maria in Calanca has an area, , of . Of ...
.
References
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Swisstopo
Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian: ''Ufficio federale di topografia''; Romansh: ''Uffizi federal ...
maps
External links
Val Calanca on MySwitzerland
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Valleys of the Alps
Valleys of Graubünden
Lepontine Alps