The valley extends 26km from North to south.[1] The valleys main river is the Calancasca. The Lago de Calvaresc is located within the Natural park, east of Rossa.[2] The highest mountains are the Puntone dei Fraciòn (3,202 metres) at the border to Tessin, and the Zapporthorn (3,152 metres). Several mountain passes exist connecting the Val Calanca to the neighbouring valleys.
Due to migration out of the valley there were about 800 inhabitants in 2021.[1]Castaneda, Switzerland was formerly surrounded by chestnut trees, threatened by overgrowth of taller trees. Landarenca can only be visited on foot, its 10 inhabitants live of tourism. The only major industry in the Val Calanca is a quarry, producing 10,000 cubic metres of Gneiss per year. In Rossa, archeologists discovered 1 kilometer of dry stone walls of a settlement called scatta from the 16th century. The British painter David Tremlett painted the exterior of 3 historic churches. Braggio is the highest situated village and also can only be reached by foot or gondola. Avalanche barriers from stone are being replaced with 4 m high steel constructions anchored up to 8 m in the ground there. At the Alp di Stabveder, a grey goat typical for teh valley was preserved. In Rossa[1]
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^ abc"Doku Natur: Wilde Schweiz: Das Calancatal (2/4)". ARD Mediathek (in German). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^"Lagh de Calvaresc · 6548 Rossa, Schweiz". Google Maps (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^"Siedlungen - Parco Val Calanca". www.parcovalcalanca.swiss. n.d. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
calanca, valley, swiss, alps, located, lepontine, alps, valley, drained, calancasca, tributary, moesa, ticino, basin, roveredo, highest, mountains, surrounding, puntone, fraciòn, metres, zapporthorn, metres, entrance, contents, geography, human, geography, ref. The Val Calanca is a valley of the Swiss Alps located in the Lepontine Alps The valley is drained by the Calancasca a tributary of the Moesa Ticino basin at Roveredo The highest mountains surrounding the Val Calanca are the Puntone dei Fracion 3 202 metres and the Zapporthorn 3 152 metres The entrance of the Val Calanca Contents 1 Geography 2 Human geography 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe valley extends 26km from North to south 1 The valleys main river is the Calancasca The Lago de Calvaresc is located within the Natural park east of Rossa 2 The highest mountains are the Puntone dei Fracion 3 202 metres at the border to Tessin and the Zapporthorn 3 152 metres Several mountain passes exist connecting the Val Calanca to the neighbouring valleys Human geography editThe valley belongs to the Moesa District in the Swiss canton of Graubunden The main villages are from north to south Rossa Cauco Selma Arvigo Buseno and Santa Maria in Calanca 3 Due to migration out of the valley there were about 800 inhabitants in 2021 1 Castaneda Switzerland was formerly surrounded by chestnut trees threatened by overgrowth of taller trees Landarenca can only be visited on foot its 10 inhabitants live of tourism The only major industry in the Val Calanca is a quarry producing 10 000 cubic metres of Gneiss per year In Rossa archeologists discovered 1 kilometer of dry stone walls of a settlement called scatta from the 16th century The British painter David Tremlett painted the exterior of 3 historic churches Braggio is the highest situated village and also can only be reached by foot or gondola Avalanche barriers from stone are being replaced with 4 m high steel constructions anchored up to 8 m in the ground there At the Alp di Stabveder a grey goat typical for teh valley was preserved In Rossa 1 References edit a b c Doku Natur Wilde Schweiz Das Calancatal 2 4 ARD Mediathek in German 2022 08 01 Retrieved 2024 01 12 Lagh de Calvaresc 6548 Rossa Schweiz Google Maps in German Retrieved 2024 01 12 Siedlungen Parco Val Calanca www parcovalcalanca swiss n d Retrieved 2024 01 12 External links editSwisstopo maps nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Val Calanca Val Calanca on MySwitzerland 46 20 09 N 9 07 08 E 46 33583 N 9 11889 E 46 33583 9 11889 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Val Calanca amp oldid 1195252049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
