The Bergell (Romansh and Italian: Val Bregaglia) is a Bündner Südtal, so it belongs to the canton Grisons, but faces south across an alpine pass and is Italian-speaking. The Bergell extends from Malojapasswho is in Maloja begins in the Upper Engadin, all the way down to Italy Chiavenna. The Italian part south of Pino belongs to the province Sondrio.
places
- Casaccia, the first place in Bergell
- Löbbia, a hamlet
- Vicosoprano
- Stampa
and south of the Talenge Porta in the so-called Sottoporta
- Promontogno and Bondo
- the border town Castasegna
- the one located on a high plateau Soglio
and south of the national border in the Italian part of the Bergell
Other goals
- Lagh da Cavloc
background
The Bergell, in Italian it is called Val Bregaglia extends from the Malojapass to the Swiss border along the valley of the Maira. Three side valleys, popular hiking areas, open into the Bergell: the 1 Val Forno along the Orlegna river with the 2 Cavloc - lake, the 3 Val Albigna, in which Lake Albigna was dammed, and that 4 Val Bondasca
Already around 100 BC. came the Bergell as Bergale under Roman rule. The pass crossings of the Septimer and Julier passes over the Alps were already committed in Roman times, around 350 AD. Bergell came to the province Raetia great. In the fourth century, the Christianization was carried out by St. Gaudentius, to whom a chapel in Casaccia is also dedicated. King Otto I, King of Italy and later Roman-German Emperor, gave the valley to the Bishop of Chur in 960, so that the two pass crossings came under the rule of the diocese.
In 1367, the Bergell joined the Church of God as a court district, and twenty years later a paved road was built over the Septimer Pass to Tinizong. In 1524 the three leagues joined together to form a free state, today's Grisons together and opposed the authority of the bishop; From 1530 the Reformation was introduced by Italian religious refugees in Bergell. In 1618 there was a severe rock fall that devastated most of the then most important municipality of Piuro at the foot of the Septimer Pass. In the 17th century the Bergell was devastated by Spanish - Habsburg troops in the Grisons turmoil. After this Veltliner murder, a massacre by Catholic - Habsburg troops from Milan against the Graubünden Protestants, the Reformation was pushed back.
After losing the Valtellina After the Napoleonic campaigns in 1797 Italy was struck, and the Büdnenr rule ended, the Bergell became a peripheral area in the canton of Graubünden and in the Confederation. With the construction of the pass road over the Malojapass in 1827/28, the mule track over the Septimerpass lost its importance in 1835. In the 20th century The decline in the number of mountain farmers led to a strong depopulation of the valley, thanks to jobs in the electricity industry and in soft tourism, the future prospects look somewhat better again.
In 2016, the previously independent villages in Bergell merged to form a municipality Bregagliathat belong to the Bündner Kreis Maloja belongs. In 2017 there was a serious landslide in the Bondasca valley that claimed eight lives.
language
The Bergell is one of the southern Graubünden valleys, in which Italian is the official and everyday language, the local dialect Bargaiot is based on Lombard and the Romansh spoken in the Upper Engadin.
getting there
By plane
Most travelers arrive via the international airport Zurich ins Engadine and from there into Bergell.
By train / bus
To travel by public transport, take from Zurich coming here the SBBConnection up Landquart and then climbs onto the red narrow-gauge railway of the Rhaetian Railway St. Moritz around. From St. Moritz take the bus from EngadinBus above Maloja with destination Chiavenna.
In the street
Of Zurich or St. Margarethen Coming from the Rhine Valley one arrives at the 
to Graubünden.
Most of the time the way is via the Julier Pass the simpler one: you stay on the motorway above Chur to Reichenau and leaves the expressway in Thusis, on the Julier Pass one reaches Silvaplana and takes the main road 
on the Malojapass to Bergell and towards Chiavenna.
An alternative that comes into play especially when the Julier Pass is closed in winter is the route over the Prättigau and the car transport through the Vereina tunnel. You leave the autobahn at Landquart and takes the 
in the direction Davos. In winter conditions, the car transporter is used Monastery through the Vereina tunnel and arrives at Bever in the Engadin, on the then it goes to Maloja and then over the pass into Bergell.
mobility
Public transport in the valley is via the Postbus line St. Moritz - Maloja - Chiavenna ensured.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 Palazzo Castelmur is a patrician house from 1723, which was built by Baron Giovanni von Castelmur in the 19th century. was provided with a Venetian - Moorish facade, the palazzo is now a museum.
- in the church 2 Santa Maria di Nossa Donnathat are in the area of Castelmur Castle above Promontogno lies, the lords of Castelmur are buried.
- The Bergell is known through representations by the painter Giovanni Segantini, who in Savognin and later in the near Maloja lived out, through the artist family Giacometti Stampa comes from, and through the artist's works Elvezia Michel-Baldini. The poet Rainer Maria Rilke lived in Soglio.
activities
- hike in the whole region of the Bergell, known is the Bergell - Höhenweg (Sentiero panoramico), that of Casaccia until after Castasegna runs on the right side of the valley above the valley floor, the arrival in Soglio is one of the most beautiful moments.
- Climb, especially on the peaks on the southern side of the valley; the 1 Fiamma probably the most famous climbing mountain.
kitchen
The Bergell, especially the region around Soglio are known for the (noble) chestnut groves and the chestnut flour.
nightlife
There is hardly any nightlife worth mentioning in Bergell, and night owls give way St. Moritz out.
Safety / health
- 5 Centro Sanitario Bregaglia, Flin 5, 7606 Promontogno. Tel.: 41 81 838 11 99, Email: [email protected]. Talschaftsspital with medical center, acute and nursing department and 24-hour ambulance service / emergency room; the small health center ensures medical care in the Bergell valley. The ambulance is notified via emergency number 144.
climate
In the southern valleys of Graubünden there is southerly weather, i.e. with the frequent north and north-west winds it is usually sunny here, in the southern area the climate and vegetation have an almost Mediterranean effect, due to the proximity to the mountain ranges with three thousand meter peaks, sudden weather changes and thunderstorms must be expected.
