Val Bregaglia in the context of "Bregaglia Range"

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⭐ Core Definition: Val Bregaglia

The Val Bregaglia (Lombard: Val Bregaja; German: Bergell, pronounced [bɛʁˈɡɛl] ; Romansh: Val Bregaglia) is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera (Romansh and Lombard: Maira).

Most of the valley falls within the Swiss district of Maloja in the canton of the Grisons, the lower part within the Italian province of Sondrio. The valley includes the Swiss former municipalities of Vicosoprano, Stampa, Bondo, Soglio and Castasegna (now consolidated into the municipality of Bregaglia); and the Italian municipalities of Villa di Chiavenna, Piuro, and Chiavenna.

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👉 Val Bregaglia in the context of Bregaglia Range

The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and the Province of Sondrio, northern Italy. It derives its name from the partly Swiss, partly Italian valley, the Val Bregaglia, and is known as Bergell in German. Other names which are applied to the range include the Val Masino Alps and, to describe the main ridge, Masino-Bregaglia-Disgrazia. Vicosoprano (1,067 m) is the main settlement in the Swiss part of the range.

The range is a popular mountaineering destination, and includes such peaks as Monte Disgrazia, Piz Cengalo and Piz Badile. Well-known mountaineers who are associated with the area and have made significant first ascents in the range include Leslie Stephen, D. W. Freshfield, W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Klucker, Paul Güssfeldt and Riccardo Cassin.

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Val Bregaglia in the context of Bregaglia

Bregaglia (Italian and Romansh: Bregaglia) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It was formed by the 2010 merger of the municipalities of Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa and Vicosoprano, all located in the Val Bregaglia.

Bregaglia is the only Italian-speaking municipality in Switzerland in which the majority of the population is Protestant.

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Val Bregaglia in the context of Maloja Pass

Maloja Pass (Italian: Passo del Maloja, German: Malojapass) (1815m a.s.l.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the divide between the Inn and Po watersheds. Lägh da Bitabergh is near the pass.

The road from Chiavenna to Silvaplana with distances and elevation:

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Val Bregaglia in the context of Mera (river, Switzerland)

The Mera (Lombard: Maira) is a river in Switzerland and Italy. Its source is near the Piz Mungiroi, in the Grisons, Switzerland. First, it flows east in the direction to Maloja Pass, then turns west through the Val Bregaglia (German: Bergell) and crosses the border to Italy in Castasegna (Dogana). It is joined by the Acquafraggia close to Piuro, and then turns south at Chiavenna, just before it receives the river Liro from the right at Prata Camportaccio. The Mera ends in Lake Como, near Sorico in the Province of Como.

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Val Bregaglia in the context of Castasegna

Castasegna ([kɐʃtɐˈzeɲɐ]) is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons, on the Italian border. It is currently part of the municipality of Bregaglia. The town is situated in the Bergell valley, above the river Mera.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Bregaglia ← Maloja Pass ← Bregaglia Range ← Mera (river, Switzerland) ← Castasegna
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Lombard language → German language → Romansh language → Swiss Alps → Switzerland → Italy → Mera (river, Switzerland) → Maloja (district) → Grisons → Province of Sondrio → Vicosoprano → Stampa → Bondo, Switzerland → Soglio, Switzerland → Castasegna → Bregaglia → Villa di Chiavenna → Piuro → Chiavenna (SO) →