Poschiavo
municipality in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland
Poschiavo (Italian: Poschiavo, Lombard: Pusciaaf, German: Puschlav, Romansh: Puschlav) is a municipality in Bernina in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. As of December 2015, 3,513 people lived there.
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Location of Poschiavo  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 10°3′E / 46.317°N 10.050°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Bernina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | podestà Alessandro Della Vedova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 191.01 km2 (73.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 3,516 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7742 |
| SFOS number | 3561 |
| Localities | Angeli Custodi, Annunziata, Cantone, Cologna, Miralago, Le Prese, Pagnoncini, Prada, Sant'Antonio, San Carlo |
| Surrounded by | Brusio, Chiuro (IT-SO), Grosio (IT-SO), Grosotto (IT-SO), Lanzada (IT-SO), Livigno (IT-SO), Pontresina, Valdidentro (IT-SO) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Poschiavo has its own lake, called Lago di Poschiavo, which is located to the south of the village.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poschiavo.
- Official website of the municipality of Poschiavo
- Official Site of the valley Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Poschiavo in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
