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| Canton | Grisons | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| height | 1,067 m | |
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Vicosoprano is a locality in the South Grisons Valley shank Bergell; with the merger to form a political municipality Bregaglia (Italian / Roman. name for the valley) in 2010 the community lost its independence.
The neighboring village up the valley was already in 1971 1 Casaccia incorporated.
background
Traces of settlement in the area of the village in the middle of Bergell indicate settlement as early as prehistoric times. During the time of the Roman Empire, the transalpine pass crossings of the Septimer and Julier Pass already used.
Around 1096 the place name is as Vicus supranus first documented, the inhabitants were under the rule of Como and in the Middle Ages under the monastery of Chur. In the Middle Ages, Vicosoprano was the capital of the Bergell valley, the seat of the port (the transport cooperative that organized the transport of merchandise across the alpine passes) and the Bergell High Court (the gallows columns recall the times when the death penalty was still pronounced) and the seat of patrician families . In the 16th century the Reformation was accepted.
1971 became the neighboring village Casaccia incorporated, with the use of water power and (gentle) tourism it came in the 21st century. again to a slow increase in the resident population.
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 to Vicosoprano.
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.
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.
On foot (optional)
In the hamlet belonging to Vicosoprano as a district Casaccia is the base of the Septimer pass, this passport connection between Bivio in the Oberhalbstein and the Bergell is a cross-alpine pass that was made up of mule tracks in the 14th and 18th centuries. was expanded and only with the establishment of road connections over the Splügen Pass and the Julier Pass in the 19th century has lost its importance and is still crossed by hikers today.
mobility
Vicosoprano is connected to the surrounding villages by post bus.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 Reformed Church of S. Trinità was built in 1758/61 in the baroque style, the lack of a church tower is somewhat atypical. Today it serves as a parish church.
- In the centuries before that, the 2 S.Cassiano Church used as a parish church in the district on the right bank of the Maira. The Gothic church was mentioned in a document as early as 1355, the building stock is likely to be even older and the foundations probably go back to 1003. The late Gothic choir with the black marble font was built in 1491, the pulpit dates back to 1680.
- The round one 3 Senvelenturm, to which the town hall is attached, dates from the 13th century. The pillory block with the necklace has been preserved on its outer wall; convicted sinners were pilloried here.
- 4 La Torr, the «Salisturm» is a six-storey residential tower from the 13th or 14th century, it was converted into a residential building for Rudolf von Salis in 1580, the windows date from the 16th / 18th century. Century.
- the medieval bridge 5 Ponte di San Cassiano about the maira.
in Casaccia
- the ruins of the 6 San Gaudenzio Church, which in 1116 belonged to the monastery Pfäfers was mentioned, was in the 14th century. renewed. In 1359 a new consecration took place, in 1412 and 1452 altars were consecrated. In 1518 a new building was erected in the late Gothic style, with a length of 26 m, San Gaudenzio is one of the largest late Gothic buildings in the canton of Graubünden.
- In 1551, apparently after a sermon by the reformer Pietro Paolo Vergerio, who was active in Vicosoprano, the altars and images of saints fell victim to an "iconoclasm" by the villagers, until 1739 San Gaudenzio was still used as a burial church. On the initiative of Giovanni Giacometti, the first renovation work was carried out in 1925, and since 2009 security and restoration work has been carried out again.
- the 7 Ref.Church Casaccia was built in 1742 on the site of a chapel destroyed by a landslide.
- ruin 8 Turraccia of a medieval tower.
activities
- Hike:
- The Sentiero panoramico runs as a high-altitude hiking trail from Casaccia to Soglio on the southern slope of the Bergell, mostly far above the valley floor. Via the district of San Cassiano you can go to the 1 Sentiero Panoramico go up and follow him to Soglio.
- Another option is to take the cable car 2 Pranzaira up to the 9 Albiga reservoir, from there you can reach the 1 Albigna hut and can use the 10 Pass da Casnil into the Forno valley and after Maloja reach.
- Mountain bike: the 3 Maloja Express MTB Trail designated.
shop
In Vicosoprano there is still a butcher, a bakery, an alpine dairy (milk / cheese) and a grocery store.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
The Talschaftsspital is located in the valley floor Castagsegna:
- 2 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.
