Stampa is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the Maloja district of the

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, Graubünden. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.

History

Stampa is first mentioned after 1354 as ''Stamppa'' and was named so in honor of the Stampa family, overlords of the area.

Geography

Stampa has an area, , of . Of this area, 14.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (66.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and is the administrative and cultural center of the sub-district. The municipality is divided into two distinct territories, the smaller in the

Val Bregaglia The Val Bregaglia ( lmo, Val Bregaja; german: Bergell, ; rm, ) is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera ( lmo, Maira in Switzerland). Most of the valley falls within the Swiss district of Maloja i ...

and the larger which extends from the two sides of the Maloja Pass and Engadin. It consists of the valley settlements of Stampa, Borgonovo,

Coltura Coltura is a village 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 ot ...

, Montaccio,

Caccior Caccior is a town 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 othe ...

(at an elevation of ), Cavril and Canova at the foot of the Maloja Pass (at ) and the sections of Maloja with Isola, Orden, Pila and Capolago (at ). On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Bondo,

Castasegna Castasegna () 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. ...

, Soglio, Stampa, and

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 ...

merged into a new municipality of Bregaglia.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009

Lägh da Cavloc Lägh da Cavloc (Italian: ''Lago di Cavloccio'') is a lake near Maloja Pass in the Val Forno, Grisons, Switzerland. While the northern shore is rocky and lined with pine trees, there is a beach on the shallow southern shore that is a popular swimm ...

is located in the

Val Forno Val Forno (German ''Fornotal'') is a valley south of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons with the Forno Glacier at the head of the valley. Description The river Orlegna originates from the glacier and flows through the valley. At ''Plan Ca ...

Demographics

Stampa has a population () of 595, of which 14.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.6%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 19-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Stampa is; 65 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 7.5% are 10 to 14, and 21 teenagers or 4.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 70 people or 13.2% are 30 to 39, 84 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 71 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 69 people or 13.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 44 people or 8.3% are 70 to 79, there are 23 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the

2007 federal election This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not i ...

the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.5%), the FDP (16.2%) and the CVP (2.6%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Stampa about 65% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''

Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...

''). Stampa has an unemployment rate of 1.71%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...

and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 191 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

Languages

Most of the population () speaks Italian (66.1%), with German being second most common (27.7%) and Romansh being third ( 1.9%). However, because a portion of the municipality lies in the Engadin valley and a part lies in the

, there are also German and Romansh minorities.

Famous people

One family of famous artists, the Giacometti, come from Stampa. The most famous members of the family are: *

Giovanni Giacometti Giovanni Ulrico Giacometti (7 March 1868 – 25 June 1933) was a Swiss painter. He was the father of artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and architect Bruno Giacometti. Biography He was the fourth in a family of eight children. His father, ...

(1868–1933) * Augusto Giacometti (1877–1947), cousin of Giovanni *

Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti (, , ; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and ...

(1901–1966), son of Giovanni *

Diego Giacometti Diego Giacometti (15 November 1902 – 15 July 1985) was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the younger brother of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Youth Diego Giacometti was born in Borgonovo, a Swiss village near the Italian border. Son of An ...

(1902–1985), son of Giovanni *

Bruno Giacometti Bruno Giacometti (24 August 1907 — 21 March 2012) was a Swiss architect and the brother of the artists Alberto Giacometti, Alberto and Diego Giacometti. He was among the most notable post-World War II architects in Switzerland. Biography Giac ...

(1907-2012), son of Giovanni.

Heritage sites of national significance

Palazzo Castelmur Palazzo Castelmur or Castelmur Castle is a castle in the village of Stampa in the municipality of Bregaglia of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. History The Palazzo was built in 1723 ...

is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 19-Oct-2009 File:CH Coltura Palazzo Castelmur 2.jpg, Palazzo Castelmur File:CH Coltura Palazzo Castelmur 1.jpg, Back side of Palazzo Castelmur

References

External links

Site of the Val Bregaglia
with information about Stampa
Site of the office of tourism for Maloja Pass
{{Authority control Bregaglia Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden Populated places disestablished in 2010