Braggio, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland

History | Geography

🇨🇭 Braggio was a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.

History Braggio is first mentioned in 1419 as Bragio. It was part of the old municipality of Calanca until 1851 when it became an independent municipality.

Geography Before the merger, Braggio had a total area of 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district on the left side of the Val Calanca. It is on a high meadow at an elevation of 1,320 m (4,330 ft) and can only be reached via a cable car (since 1961) or a narrow footpath.

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Braggio has a population of over 51 people. Braggio also forms part of the wider Moesa District which has a population of over 8,770 people.

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Antipodal to Braggio is: -170.883,-46.3

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Antipodal to: Braggio -170.883,-46.3

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