Stampa
Stampa
Stampa was a municipality in the district of Maloja Bergell in the district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of the Bergell merged (ie Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa and Vicosoprano ) to the new community Bregaglia.
Coat of arms
Description: silver ( white ) on a black shield battlements walk a flight ready, red reinforced eagle. The coat of arms was designed based on motifs of the family crest of Stampa: The castle coat of arms was replaced by the battlements section and the eagle changed color. The colors depend on the specification of the coat of arms of the house of God covenant.
Geography
The municipality consisted of two parts. The smaller, western part is called Stampa and is located in Bergell. The larger the district of Maloja lies on both sides of the Maloja Pass; Bergell and the Engadine.
To the municipality of Stampa part included the village of Stampa and the west ( from east to west ) the hamlet Coltura ( 999 m), Muntac / Montaccio ( 1043 m), Caccior ( 933 m) and on the western boundary of the municipality at the Palazzo Castelmur. East of the village lies the village of Borgonovo ( 1043 m).
The municipal portion Maloja included in Bergell the hamlet Cavril ( 1551 m) on the stream Orlegna and the nearly uninhabited Val Maroz in which Maira springs. Southeast of the Maloja Pass lies the hamlet of Order (1800 m). In the Engadine are Cad'Maté (1815 m) and the village of Maloja (1809 m). On a hill north of the village of Weiler Pila (1839 m)
On Lake Sils ( Romansh Lej da Segl ) is the hamlet Creista (1802 m) and the district Cadlägh (1829 m). On the southern shores of Lake Sils is Isola (1812 m). The majority of the territory is mountains. This includes the Val Forn with the lake Lägh because Cavloc ( Cavlocciosee, 1907 m) and its side valleys. The southern former municipality boundaries also border to Italy. Highest points of the dividing mountain ranges are the Cima di Vazzeda ( 3301 m), the Monte del Forno ( 3214 m) and Piz Fora ( 3363 m). Also on the previous municipal area, there are some heights that reach 3,000 m, such as the Piz Fedoz with 3190 m.
From all over the former municipality of almost 95 km ² are 6261 ha ( = 66.1 %) Mountains and 1875 ha ( = 19 %) of woods and forests covered. 1095 ha of the 1348 ha of arable land are mountain pastures. Only 80 ha settlement area.
Population
Languages
The majority of inhabitants speak a dialect of Lombard. Due to the location - a part of the community lies in the Engadine, a part in Bergell - there are German and Romansh-speaking minorities. The development of recent decades shows the following table:
Religions and denominations
The population of Stampa has already appeared in 1533 converted to the Protestant faith.
Origin and nationality
From the end of 2005 570 inhabitants were 503 ( = 88 % ) Swiss nationals.
History
On the floor of the church today Stampa settlement remains have been found from the La Tene and Roman times. In the 12th century the valley was settled. The name first appears in the form Stampa Stamppa on in the year 1354.
Attractions
- Monumental are the Reformed village church of San Pietro and the church of San Giorgio Borgonovo.
- Casa Baldini
- Ciäsa Granda
- House bird Bacher Stampa
- At the south of the village is located right at the Mera When the grave of Stampa.
- South of the village is right above the Palazzo Castelmur.
- On the dam of the retention basin medals at Maloja is the installation by Gottfried Honegger Culur.
Personalities
- Piero del Bondio ( * 1947 Stampa ), painter, sculptor, painter and decorator
The artist Giacometti family comes from Stampa. Her most famous representatives are:
- Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933), Swiss painter and graphic artist, father of Alberto Giacometti
- Augusto Giacometti (1877-1947), 2nd degree cousin of Giovanni, the Swiss painter
- Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), son of Giovanni, Swiss sculptor, painter and printmaker
- Diego Giacometti (1902-1985), son of Giovanni, Swiss sculptor
- Bruno Giacometti (1907-2012), son of Giovanni, Swiss architect
Tourism
In the Stampa Ciäsa Granda is from the year 1581, in the Valley Museum is housed. It also shows works by the artist Giacometti family and the painter Varlin. The graves of Giacometti's located in the district Borgonovo, whose church was provided with glass windows by Augusto Giacometti. A hike connects the districts and continues on the sun terrace of Soglio.