Castasegna

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Castasegna
Castasegna coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Maloja
Political community : Bregagliai2
Postal code : 7608
UN / LOCODE : CH CAS
Coordinates : 759 993  /  133445 coordinates: 46 ° 20 '0 "  N , 9 ° 31' 0"  O ; CH1903:  759993  /  133445
Height : 696  m above sea level M.
Area : 6.78  km²
Residents: 191 (December 31, 2008)
Population density : 28 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.comunedibregaglia.ch
Castasegna

Castasegna

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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2010

Castasegna ( [kɐʃtɐˈzeɲɐ] ? / I , German outdated Castasengen ) is a village in the political municipality of Bregaglia in Bergell , in the Maloja region of the Swiss canton of Graubünden . Audio file / audio sample

coat of arms

Blazon : In green, a yellow, fruiting chestnut tree with roots, two oblique main branches, five times three leaves and six fruits.

Community merger

Until the end of 2009, Castasegna was a separate political municipality in what was then the Bregaglia (Bergell) district in the Maloja district . On January 1, 2010, the parishes of Bergell (i.e. Bondo , Castasegna, Soglio , Stampa and Vicosoprano ) merged to form the new municipality of Bregaglia.

geography

The village is at an altitude of 690 m above sea level. M. at the border with Italy , on the road Samedan - Maloja - Chiavenna , on the right bank of the Maira and at the confluence of the Lovero and the stream of Val Casnaggina in this; 9.7 km east of Chiavenna. Castasegna lies directly on the border between Italy and Switzerland and is therefore the lowest-lying village in the Grisons part of Bergell.

history

In addition to a bowl stone above Caslacc, individual Etruscan and Roman finds have been made. The village is first mentioned in 1374 under the then name Castexegnia . Castle and village could be of Roman or Frankish origin; perhaps they were created to protect the road over the Septimer . Castasegna formed with Soglio the neighborhood Commune di qua dell'acqua (community this side of the water) and together with the Commune di là dell'acqua (community beyond the water) in Bondo the community Unterporta. In 1553 this connection was broken.

population

Population development
year 1850 1900 1910 1950 1980 1990 2000 2005 2008
Residents 207 239 261 197 174 176 190 187 191

languages

A Lombard dialect is traditionally spoken in Castasegna . There has been a German-speaking minority since the early 20th century. The table below shows the development over the past decades:

Languages ​​in Castasegna GR
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
German 44 25.29% 41 23.30% 30th 15.79%
Romansh 14th 8.05% 9 5.11% 6th 3.16%
Italian 115 66.09% 126 71.59% 152 80.00%
Residents 174 100% 176 100% 190 100%

Religions and denominations

In 1552 the residents converted to the Protestant faith.

Origin and nationality

Of the 187 residents at the end of 2005, 178 (= 95%) were Swiss citizens.

economy

One of the most important employers is the electricity company of the city of Zurich (EWZ), which operates a power station here .

Another important employer is Soglio Produkte AG , founded in 1979 , which manufactures and sells natural body care products. Since 1986 the company has been housed in Castasegna in the former Hotel "Croce Bianca".

Cultural landscape

At Castasegna lies the Brentan , the largest sweet chestnut forest in Europe. The climate is rather southern.

Attractions

  • Villa Garbald

  • pergola

  • Villa and Roccolo

  • Roccolo

Public transport

Castasegna is served by the Engadine bus line 4. The Swiss Postbus Service is the licensee.

Personalities

  • Petrus Domenicus Rosius à Porta (1734–1806), Reformed pastor in Castasegna 1771–1781 and church historian
  • Silvia Andrea (1840–1935), writer and translator
  • Andrea Garbald (born July 10, 1877 in Castasegna; † November 1, 1958 there), photographer
  • Walther Kauer (born September 4, 1935 in Bern , † April 27, 1987 in Murten ), Swiss writer.

literature

  • Adolf Collenberg: Castasegna. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2nd December 2016 .
  • Sonja Hildebrand (ed.): Villa Garbald. Gottfried Semper - Miller & Maranta Forewords by Vreni Müller-Hemmi and Quintus Miller. Contributions by Annemarie Bucher, Rino Fontana, Sonja Hildebrand, Werner Oechslin, Jürg Ragettli, Martin Tschanz, Stefanie Wettstein, John Ziesemer. Photographs by Ruedi Walti. 2nd, revised, expanded and updated edition Zurich 2015 ISBN 978-3-85676-345-9 .
  • Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 538-540.
  • Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton Graubünden, Volume V. The valleys on the Vorderrhein, Part II. The valley communities of Schams, Rheinwald, Avers, Münstertal, Bergell. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 14). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1943, ISBN 978-3-906131-20-7 .
  • Tomaso Semadeni: Castasegna. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 2, Brusino - Caux. Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 508 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Castasegna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adolf Collenberg: Castasegna. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2nd December 2016 .
  2. ^ Villa Garbald
  3. ↑ Villa Garbald and Dépendence
  4. ↑ The employee housing estate of the Bergell power plants
  5. ↑ Andrea Garbald. In: Sikart , accessed February 5, 2016.