Poschiavo

Coordinates: 46°19′N, 10°3′E

Poschiavo
Canton	Grisons
District	Bernina
Coordinates	46°19′N, 10°3′E
Population	3652   (2005)
Area	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Postal code	7742
Mayor	Tino Zanetti (podestà)
Surrounded by	Brusio, Chiuro (IT-SO), Grosio (IT-SO), Grosotto (IT-SO), Lanzada (IT-SO), Livigno (IT-SO), Pontresina, Valdidentro (IT-SO)
Website	www.poschiavo.ch
Poschiavo

Poschiavo (Italian: Poschiavo, German: Puschlav, Romansh: Puschlav) is a municipality in the district of Bernina in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

It is located in the Val Poschiavo, which is one of only four valleys in the canton where the official language is Italian. The other valleys are Bregaglia, Mesolcina and Calanca. The local dialect is called Pus'ciavin.

View of the village

Poschiavo looked at 10000 meeters

Poschiavo has its own lake, called Lago di Poschiavo, which is located to the south of the village.

Transportation

The only connection to Engadin is the Bernina Pass. It is connected by a road and the Rhätische Bahn (RhB) on the Tirano-St. Moritz line.

External links

• Official Site of the municipality of Poschiavo
• Official Site of the valley
• Poschiavo in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Municipalities in the district of Bernina, Switzerland
Brusio | Poschiavo Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden

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