Miralago is a village in the
Val Poschiavo in the
canton of Graubünden
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label=Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Surmiran, (Can ...
,
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 lies at above sea level at the southern end of
Lago di Poschiavo
Lago di Poschiavo is a natural lake in the Val di Poschiavo in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Geography
It has an elevation is , a length of , a surface area of and a maximum depth of . The lake is both fed and drained by the Poschiavino riv ...
, and the
Poschiavino river flows out of the lake in the village. The village is some south of the village of
Poschiavo
Poschiavo ( it, Poschiavo, lmo, Pusciaaf, german: Puschlav, rm, Puschlav) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.
History
Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as ''in Postclave'' though this comes fro ...
and north of the village of
Brusio
Brusio (Lombardy, Lombard: ''Brüs'', Romansh language, Romansh ''Brüsch'') is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bernina Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Grisons in Switzerland.
History
Brusio is first mentioned ...
.
, on the
Bernina railway line
The Bernina Railway (german: Berninalinie; it, Linea del Bernina; rm, Lingia dal Bernina) is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzer ...
, and the ''Kapelle San Gottardo'', built between 1682 and 1694, lie within the village. The village is actually bisected by the boundary between the municipalities of Poschiavo and Brusio, with the railway station and most of the houses in Poschiavo, but the church and some houses in Brusio.
References
Poschiavo
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