Pongello is a small

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Graubünden,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is the ancestral place of the Pontisella family, which was already famous in the 13th century. It lies above

Vicosoprano Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 as ...

towards

Roticcio Roticcio is a village in south-eastern Switzerland, near the Mera River, approximately five miles from the Italian border. Villages in Switzerland Val Bregaglia {{Graubünden-geo-stub ...

Literature

*Lutz, Markus: Geographisch-Statistisches Handlexikon der Schweiz für Reisende und Geschäftsmänner ... nebst einem Wegweiser durch die Eidsgenossenschaft sammt Nachrichten für Reisende über Postenlauf, Geldeswerth und Gasthöfe. (1822)

References

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