Poschiavo

Also known as Poschiavo GR

Poschiavo (, , , ) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.

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Swiss municipality.subject_name: Poschiavo
Swiss municipality.image_photo: Piazza Communale Poschiavo 1.jpg
Swiss municipality.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss municipality.imagepath_coa: CHE Poschiavo COA.svg
Swiss municipality.imagepath_flag: CHE Poschiavo Flag.svg
Swiss municipality.canton: Grisons
Swiss municipality.iso code region: CH-GR
Swiss municipality.district: Bernina
Swiss municipality.postal_code: 7742
Swiss municipality.municipality_code: 3561
Swiss municipality.area: 192
Swiss municipality.elevation: 1014
Swiss municipality.population: 3513
Swiss municipality.populationof: December 2015
Swiss municipality.popofyear: 2015
Swiss municipality.position: left
Swiss municipality.website: www.poschiavo.ch
Swiss municipality.mayor: Alessandro Della Vedova 2011-2018

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Poschiavo
Demonym: poschiavini
Country: Switzerland
Official language: Italian
Population: 3516
Area: 191.01
Elevation: 1014
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Poschiavino
Capital of: Bernina Region
Shares border with: Grosotto
Official website: www.poschiavo.ch
Image: Val Poschiavo Maggio 2014.JPG
Dialing code: 081
Licence plate code: GR

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external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3561
Commons category: Poschiavo (municipality)
postal code: 7742
topic's main category: Category:Poschiavo
P8168: Forchheim District
Commons gallery: Poschiavo (municipality)

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Transportation
Demographics
Languages
Notable residents
Heritage sites of national significance
Climate
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Poschiavo (, , , ) is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.

==History== Poschiavo is first mentioned in 824 as in Postclave though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In 1140 it was mentioned as de Pusclauio. It was formerly known by the German name of Puschlav. It owes its beauty to the imposing Renaissance style of its courtly 19th century architecture. These palazzi were built by prosperous local residents who had made their fortune abroad, particularly in Spain.

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