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Poschiavo
Poschiavo (, , , ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bernina Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Grisons in Switzerland. History Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as ''in Postclave'' though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In 1140 it was mentioned as ''de Pusclauio''. It was formerly known by the German language, German name of ''Puschlav''. It owes its beauty to the imposing Renaissance style of its courtly 19th century architecture. These ''palazzi'' were built by prosperous local residents who had made their fortune abroad, particularly in Spain. Geography Poschiavo has an area, , of . Of this area, 19.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (46.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Poschiavo sub-district of the Bernina district, after 2017 it was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernina Railway
The Bernina railway line (; ; ) is a Single track (rail), single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, Italy, via the Bernina Pass. Reaching a height of above sea level, it is the List of highest railways in Europe, highest railway crossing in Europe and the List of mountain railways in Switzerland, third-highest railway in Switzerland. It also ranks as the highest adhesion railway of the continent, and—with Grade (slope), inclines of up to 7%—as one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world. The elevation difference on the section between the Bernina Pass and Tirano is , allowing passengers to view glaciers along the line. On 7 July 2008, the Bernina line and the Albula railway line, which also forms part of the RhB, were recorded in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, under the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago Di Poschiavo
Lago di Poschiavo is a natural lake in the Val di Poschiavo in the Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons. Geography It lies at an elevation of , a length of , a surface area of and a maximum depth of . The lake is both fed and drained by the Poschiavino river and drains to the south, with its water eventually reaching the Mediterranean via the rivers Adda (river), Adda and Po (river), Po. The lake lies within the municipality of Poschiavo, and the villages of Le Prese and Miralago lie at its northern and southern ends respectively. The Bernina railway line runs alongside the western side of the lake, with stations at Le Prese and Miralago. The main valley road (Hauptstrasse 29) follows a higher route on the same side of the lake. A level hiking trail circumnavigates the lake, with some sections on the more precipitous eastern side in tunnel. The lake was first referred to in 1010, when the newly founded Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, monastery of San Abbondio in Como ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Poschiavo
Val Poschiavo (, , ) is a valley in the southern, Italian-speaking part of the Swiss canton of the Grisons. The main town is Poschiavo. The valley is known for its distinctive microclimate that supports a diverse agricultural landscape, ranging from alpine pastures in the north to orchards and small arable plots in the south. Since 2010, Val Poschiavo has emerged as Switzerland's leading region for organic farming, with over 83% of its agricultural land certified organic by 2021. The valley is served by the scenic Bernina Railway, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian Railway, which connects the Upper Engadine to Tirano in Italy's Valtellina region. Geography Val Poschiavo is a glacial trough valley running roughly north–south for about 25 km in the southern Alps. Hemmed in by the Bernina Range to the west and the Livigno Alps to the east, it is physically cut off from the Upper Engadine by the Bernina Pass (2,328 m elevation) and slopes southwards to Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poschiavo (Rhaetian Railway Station)
Poschiavo railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Poschiavo, in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Grisons. It is located on the Bernina Railway, Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. The station lies just outside the village of Poschiavo, and is linked to it by an avenue at right angles to the line. The station opened on 1 July 1908 with the opening of the Tirano to Poschiavo section of the Bernina line. The station building dates from 1962, and the station was modernised and remodelled between 2016 and 2019. The station has a five-story station building on one side of the line, whilst on the opposite side of the line is the principal depot of the Bernina line, responsible for maintaining the 1000 V Direct current, DC rolling stock used on the line, with several lines between them. Since the recent remodelling, only the line nearest the station building is served by a raised and widened platform. A stretch of double track immediately to the north of the station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grisons
The Grisons (; ) or Graubünden (),Names include: * ; *Romansh language, Romansh: ** ** ** ** ** **; * ; * ; * . See also list of European regions with alternative names#G, other names. more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, is one of the twenty-six cantons of Switzerland, cantons of Switzerland. It has eleven districts, and its capital is Chur. The German language, German name of the canton, , translates as the "Grey Leagues", referring to the canton's origin in three local alliances, the Three Leagues. The other native names also refer to the Grey League: in Sutsilvan, in the other forms of Romansh language, Romansh, and in Italian language, Italian. is the Latin name for the area. The Alpine ibex is the canton's heraldic symbol. The largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland, it is also one of the three large southern Alps, Alpine cantons, along with Valais and Ticino. It is the most diverse canton in terms of natural and cultural ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brusio
Brusio (; ) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. History Brusio is first mentioned in 1106 as ''Bruse''. It was first mentioned as Brusio in 1212. Previously it was known as Romansh: ''Brüsch'' and . The monastery of San Romerio (earlier, San Remigio) was founded above the Val Poschiavo before 1055. Soon thereafter the village of Brusio was settled on the valley floor below the monastery. The monastery influenced this early stage of settlement and growth in the village. By 1212 it was an independent municipality with its own dean or senior pastor who represented the municipality's interests. In the 13th century, the entire Val Poschiavo became part of the fief of the Bishop of Chur. During the 14th century, Brusio was part of the practically (although not officially) independent municipality of Poschiavo. Around 1498, Poschiavo (with Brusio) joined the League of God's House and by extension, the Three Leagues. During the conquest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavaglia
Cavaglia is a small hamlet on the western flank of Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Perched at on the hanging Plan da l'Alp terrace, it lies roughly north-west of Poschiavo village but higher, making the road distance and the Bernina Line rail journey about 25 minutes. The locality is known for its UNESCO-listed railway station, the nearby Glacier Garden, and a cavern hydropower plant that forms part of the Val Poschiavo cascade. Geography and climate Cavaglia occupies a broad glacio-fluvial bench shaped by the retreating Palü Glacier. The cavity-filled Cavagliasch stream drains the shelf, dropping through a gorge before joining the Poschiavino at Puntalta. A MeteoSwiss station records a mean annual temperature of 2 °C and about 1,230 mm of precipitation, roughly half of which falls as snow between October and April. Transport Cavaglia railway station is a halt on the Bernina railway, part of the ''Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauptstrasse 29
The Hauptstrasse 29 is a main road in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, with a total length of . The road begins at a junction with between Samedan and Pontresina, and passes Pontresina before climbing over the Bernina pass at a maximum elevation of above sea level. From the summit of the pass the road descends into the Val di Poschiavo and passes through San Carlo, Poschiavo, Le Prese and Brusio before reaching the border with Italy at Campocologno. For much of its route north of the pass, and again south of Poschiavo, the road is closely paralleled by the Bernina railway line The Bernina railway line (; ; ) is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, I .... Indeed at a few locations south of Poschiavo, the railway line runs within the carriageway of the road, with road vehicles having to give way to trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfazù
Sfazù is a hamlet in the upper part of the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at above sea level at the point where the Val da Camp enters the Val Poschiavo. It is on the southern approach to the Bernina Pass, and is in the municipality of Poschiavo, some north of the village of the same name. Because of the of altitude difference between the two villages, the distance between them by road is , using Hauptstrasse 29 The Hauptstrasse 29 is a main road in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, with a total length of . The road begins at a junction with between Samedan and Pontresina, and passes Pontresina before climbing over the Bernina pass at a maximum elevation ... that passes close by Sfazù. Sfazù is a small hamlet with two houses, a restaurant and a hotel. References Villages in Poschiavo Val da Camp {{Graubünden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernina Pass
The Bernina Pass (el. .) () is a high mountain pass in the Bernina Range of the Alps, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) in eastern Switzerland. It connects the famous resort town of St. Moritz in the Engadin valley with the Italian-speaking Val Poschiavo, which ends in the Italian town of Tirano in Valtellina. The pass lies a few kilometres east of Piz Bernina, and south of Val Minor. The Bernina Pass is crossed by both the Hauptstrasse 29 road and the Bernina railway line, with a popular tourist train, the '' Bernina Express'' operating year-round between Chur and Tirano. The train crosses the pass west of the road at a slightly lower (at Ospizio Bernina) – it is the highest adhesion railway route in Europe. Lago Bianco, Lej Nair and Lej Pitschen are located on the pass. History The pass was an important trade route over the Alps during the Middle Ages. In 1410 several communities north and south of the pass agreed to work together to maintain the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernina Region
Bernina Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland .... It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. accessed 16 February 2017 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is spoken by about 68 million people, including 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Languages of Italy, Italy, Languages of San Marino, San Marino, Languages of Switzerland, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), and Languages of Vatican City, Vatican City; it has official Minority language, minority status in Minority languages of Croatia, Croatia, Slovene Istria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the municipalities of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Santa Tereza, Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Encantado, and Venda Nova do Imigrante in Languages of Brazil#Language co-officialization, Brazil. Italian is also spoken by large Italian diaspora, immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
