Stampa
Encyclopedia
Stampa is a former municipality
in the Maloja
district of the Swiss
canton
, Graubünden
. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia
.
The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and is the administrative and cultural center of the sub-district. The municipality is divided into two distinct territories, the smaller in the Val Bregaglia
and the larger which extends from the two sides of the Maloja Pass
and Engadin
.
It consists of the valley settlements of Stampa, Borgonovo, Coltura, Montaccio, Caccior (at an elevation of 1000 m (3,280.8 ft)), Cavril and Canova at the foot of the Maloja Pass (at 1600 m (5,249.3 ft)) and the sections of Maloja with Isola, Orden, Pila and Capolago (at 1810 m (5,938.3 ft)).
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Bondo
, Castasegna
, Soglio
, Stampa, and Vicosoprano
merged into a new municipality of Bregaglia
.
Lägh da Cavloc
is located in the Val Forno.
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The age distribution, , in Stampa is; 65 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 7.5% are 10 to 14, and 21 teenagers or 4.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 70 people or 13.2% are 30 to 39, 84 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 71 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 69 people or 13.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 44 people or 8.3% are 70 to 79, there are 23 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 57.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(22.5%), the FDP
(16.2%) and the CVP
(2.6%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Stampa about 65% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
Stampa has an unemployment rate of 1.71%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 191 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
valley and a part lies in the Val Bregaglia
, there are also German and Romansh minorities.
.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Maloja
Maloja (district)
Maloja District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of and has a population of . It is trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh.It consists of two...
district of the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
, Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia
Bregaglia
Bregaglia is a municipality in the district of Maloggia in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a merger of the municipalities of Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa and Vicosoprano, all located in the Val Bregaglia.-External links:...
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Geography
Stampa has an area, , of 94.7 km² (36.6 sq mi). Of this area, 14.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (66.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and is the administrative and cultural center of the sub-district. The municipality is divided into two distinct territories, the smaller in the Val Bregaglia
Bregaglia Range
The Bregaglia Range is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and the Province of Sondrio, northern Italy. It derives its name from the partly Swiss, partly Italian valley, the Val Bregaglia, and is known as Bergell in German...
and the larger which extends from the two sides of the Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadin with the Val Bregaglia and Chiavenna in Italy...
and Engadin
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
.
It consists of the valley settlements of Stampa, Borgonovo, Coltura, Montaccio, Caccior (at an elevation of 1000 m (3,280.8 ft)), Cavril and Canova at the foot of the Maloja Pass (at 1600 m (5,249.3 ft)) and the sections of Maloja with Isola, Orden, Pila and Capolago (at 1810 m (5,938.3 ft)).
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Bondo
Bondo
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, Castasegna
Castasegna
Castasegna is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, right at the Italian border. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. The town is situated in the Bergell valley, above the river Mera.-Geography:...
, Soglio
Soglio, Switzerland
Soglio is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden close to the border with Italy. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.-Geography:...
, Stampa, and Vicosoprano
Vicosoprano
Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.-Geography:...
merged into a new municipality of Bregaglia
Bregaglia
Bregaglia is a municipality in the district of Maloggia in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a merger of the municipalities of Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa and Vicosoprano, all located in the Val Bregaglia.-External links:...
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Lägh da Cavloc
Lägh da Cavloc
Lägh da Cavloc is a lake near Maloja Pass in the Val Forno, Grisons, Switzerland.Lago di Cavloccio was painted by Giovanni Giacometti in 1922....
is located in the Val Forno.
Demographics
Stampa has a population of 595, of which 14.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.6%., the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The age distribution, , in Stampa is; 65 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 7.5% are 10 to 14, and 21 teenagers or 4.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 70 people or 13.2% are 30 to 39, 84 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 71 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 69 people or 13.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 44 people or 8.3% are 70 to 79, there are 23 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 57.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(22.5%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(16.2%) and the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(2.6%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Stampa about 65% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Stampa has an unemployment rate of 1.71%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 191 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 328 |
| 1900 | 445 |
| 1950 | 414 |
| 2000 | 531 |
Languages
Most of the population speaks Italian (66.1%), with German being second most common (27.7%) and Romansh being third ( 1.9%). The majority of the population speak the Lombard language. However, because a portion of the municipality lies in the EngadinEngadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
valley and a part lies in the Val Bregaglia
Val Bregaglia
The Val Bregaglia or Bergell Tal is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera River...
, there are also German and Romansh minorities.
| Languages in Stampa GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
66 | 15.71 % | 139 | 28.48 % | 147 | 27.68 % |
| Romansh | 21 | 5.00 % | 12 | 2.46 % | 10 | 1.88 % |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
317 | 75.48 % | 319 | 65.37 % | 351 | 66.10 % |
| Population | 420 | 100 % | 488 | 100 % | 531 | 100 % |
Famous people
One family of famous artists, the Giacometti, come from Stampa. The most famous members of the family are:- Giovanni GiacomettiGiovanni GiacomettiGiovanni Giacometti was a Swiss painter. He was the father of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and the architect Bruno Giacometti.- External links :*...
(1868–1933) - Augusto GiacomettiAugusto GiacomettiAugusto Giacometti was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Graubünden, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti....
(1877–1947), cousin of Giovanni - Alberto GiacomettiAlberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...
(1901–1966), son of Giovanni - Diego GiacomettiDiego GiacomettiDiego Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the younger brother of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti.-Youth:...
(1902–1985), son of Giovanni - Bruno GiacomettiBruno GiacomettiBruno Giacometti is a Swiss architect and the brother of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti. He is among the most notable post-World War II architects in Switzerland....
(b. 1907), son of Giovanni.
Heritage sites of national significance
Palazzo Castelmur is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significanceSwiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
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External links
- Site of the Val Bregaglia with information about Stampa
- Site of the office of tourism for Maloja Pass