Cavaglia
Encyclopedia
Cavaglia is a small village in Val Poschiavo, in the Swiss
canton of Graubünden
. It lies on the side of a mountain northwest of the town of Poschiavo
and, at an altitude of 1703 metres (5,587.3 ft), is the highest village in Val Poschiavo. In 2005, its permanent population was 24.
Cavaglia is a stop for the Bernina Express
, which runs on the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
. Tourist attractions include a nature trail and a group of deep potholes formed by glacial moulins
, as well as other glacial formations.
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 of 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 lies on the side of a mountain northwest of the town of Poschiavo
Poschiavo
Poschiavo is a municipality in the district of Bernina in the canton of Graubünden 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...
and, at an altitude of 1703 metres (5,587.3 ft), is the highest village in Val Poschiavo. In 2005, its permanent population was 24.
Cavaglia is a stop for the Bernina Express
Bernina Express
The Bernina Express is an express train connecting Chur in Switzerland with Poschiavo and Tirano in Italy, by crossing the Swiss Alps from north to south. For most of its journey, the train also passes along and through the World Heritage Site known as the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina...
, which runs on the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
. Tourist attractions include a nature trail and a group of deep potholes formed by glacial moulins
Moulin (geology)
A moulin or glacier mill is a roughly circular, vertical to nearly vertical well-like shaft within the a glacier through which water enters it from the surface. The term is derived from the French word for mill....
, as well as other glacial formations.