Valle Morobbia
The Morobbiatal (Italian: Valle Morobbia ) is a side valley to the Magadino plain , which extends from the San Jorio Pass to Giubiasco. The two former municipalities of Pianezzo and Sant'Antonio TI (with the Carena fraction) in the Morobbiatal have belonged to the municipality of Bellinzona since 2017 .
geography
The Morobbia flows in the valley floor and flows into the Ticino at Giubiasco . Approximately at the level of Melirolo, it flows into the Lago di Carmena reservoir , into which the Melirolo brook flows. The dam is just before Carmena. On the valley side of the dam, it takes the Valmaggina from the left and flows past the village of Vellano.
The climate in the lower part is rather mild with chestnut trees, further up in the valley it is more alpine. Small landslides from the Camoghè are part of the history of the wild valley .
population
In the 20th century, the population in the upper part of the valley steadily declined, while numerous second homes were built. Most of the workforce works in the Bellinzona agglomeration.
Ventures
In 1464 the Muggiasca family began mining ferrous minerals from the Carena mines. The Morobbia power station has been in operation since 1903 . It uses the hydropower of the Morobbia and supplies Bellinzona with electricity.
literature
- Giuseppe Chiesi: "Antique vene ferri" - Imprese minerarie e siderurgiche nel secolo XV in Valle Morobbia. In: Minaria Helvetica, 19b, 1999, pp. 5-11.
- Giuseppe Chiesi: Morobbia, Valle. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Valle Morobbia on ethorama.library.ethz.ch
- Hikes in the Valle Morobbia on wanderungen.ch
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 10 '0.1 " N , 9 ° 4' 10.7" E ; CH1903: 725966 / 114110