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Moesa District
Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is a former Districts of Switzerland, administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, 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 the Moesa Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. accessed 16 February 2017 It had a population of 8,125 in 2015. The official language is Italian. It consisted of three ''Circle (country subdivision), Kreise'' (circles) and fourteen Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities: |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castaneda, Switzerland
Castaneda is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Castaneda is first mentioned in 1295. In the mid 19th Century an ice age era graveyard and settlement was discovered near the village church. It was excavated in 1928, and about 100 graves were discovered. In 1978-80, in Pian del Remit, which is north-west of the church, a Stone Age settlement was discovered underneath an ice age site. The rectangular midden included post holes, fire sites, ceramic fragments and variety of sedimentary rocks and crystals. The site was dated to 2800-1500 BC and included stone and Bronze Age. A multi-stage dry stone wall in Pian del Remit can't be exactly dated but may date from the Iron Age into the modern era. Its original function (building foundation, terrace wall or marker stone) is not known. Geography Castaneda has an area, , of . Of this area, 3.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 76.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdabbio
Verdabbio is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono. published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 History Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Vertabio''.Geography Verdabbio had an area, , of . Of this area, 4.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (31.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vittore, Switzerland
San Vittore is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden). Geography San Vittore is situated in the lower part of the valley of the Moesa river, just over upstream of the border with the canton of Ticino, and upstream of Arbedo-Castione, where the Moesa river joins the Ticino river. At above sea level, it is the lowest-lying community in Graubünden. San Vittore has an area, , of . Of this area, 15.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 66.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (15%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics San Vittore has a population (as of ) of . , 14.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.2%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (88.7%), with German being second most common ( 7.6%) and French being third ( 1.1%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leggia
Leggia is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono. published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 History Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as ''de Legia''.Geography Leggia had an area, , of . Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (24.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grono, Switzerland
Grono is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Italian speaking part of the Swiss canton of Grisons. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono. History Grono Grono is first mentioned in 1219 as ''de Grono''. In 1395 it was mentioned as ''de Agrono''. Leggia Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as ''de Legia''. Verdabbio Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Vertabio''. Geography After the 2017 merger Grono had an area of . Before the merger Grono had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 28.5% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 3.0% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1983 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cama, Switzerland
Cama is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Cama is first mentioned in 1219 as ''Camma''. Between 1907 and 1978, Mesocco was linked to Bellinzona and the Gotthard railway to the south, and Mesocco to the north, by the Bellinzona–Mesocco railway. The section between Cama and Castione-Arbedo station, on the Gotthard line, remained open for freight until 2003, and is now operated as a tourist railway. Geography Cama has an area, , of . Of this area, 4.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Moesa district in the Roveredo sub-district, along both banks of the Moesa river. It consists of the village of Cama and the sections of Al Pont and Norantola. Lago di Cama is located in the municipality. Demographics Cama has a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roveredo Circle
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 settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (13.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district on the right bank of the Moesa river, after 2017 it was in the Moesa Region. Demographics Roveredo has a population (as of ) of . , 16.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (93.0%), with German being second most common ( 3.2%) and French being third ( 0.7%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soazza
Soazza is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Soazza is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Soaza''. Geography Soazza has an area, , of . Of this area, 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Soazza has a population (as of ) of . , 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.9%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (91.9%), with German being second most common ( 3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.2%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesocco
Mesocco ( Lombard: ''Mesòch'') is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History The first human settlement in the area dates back to the Mesolithic era. Stone tools dating to about 6000 BC have been found in the Silex section of the municipality. At the same site, Neolithic fire pits and ceramics (5000 BC) were also discovered. The first permanent settlements in the area date to the Bronze Age (about 1400-1200 BC) and the pre-Roman Iron Age. A notable necropolis from the early Iron Age (600-500 BC) and traces of a Roman settlement were discovered on Gorda hill near the village. Additionally, an Early Middle Ages grave (6th century AD) was also discovered on the same hill. The castle was built in the 12th century and is first mentioned in 1219. The village of Mesocco is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Mesoco''. In 1383 it was mentioned as ''Misogg''. In 1480 Mesocco and Soazza willingly joined the Gray League. Between 1907 and 1978, Mesocco was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lostallo
Lostallo is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Lostallo is first mentioned in 1219. Geography Lostallo has an area, , of . Of this area, 6.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (32.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Mesocco sub-district of the Moesa district on the right bank of the Moesa river. It consists of the village of Lostallo and the hamlets of Cabbiolo to the north and Sorte to the south. Demographics Lostallo has a population (as of ) of . , 11.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (81.4%), with German being second most common (13.4%) and Portuguese being third ( 2.0%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
