Bergün/Bravuogn

Geschichte

Bergün/Bravuogn is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The double name has been the official name since 1943.HistoryBergün/Bravuogn is first mentioned in 1209 as de Bregonio.GeographyBergün/Bravuogn has an area, of 145.6km2. Of this area, 21.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Bergün sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. It is located on the Albula river and along the Albula pass road.It consists of the linear village of Bergün/Bravuogn and the settlements of Latsch (on the right side terrace above the river) and Stugl/Stuls. Latsch joined the municipality in 1912 and Stugl/Stuls joined in 1920. From Stugl/Stuls towards Albula pass the settlement of Preda can be found which became a temporary village when the Albula railway tunnel was built between 1898 and 1903. Lai da Palpuogna, a mountain lake, is located between Preda and Albula Pass. Until 1943 Bergün/Bravuogn was known as Bergün.DemographicsBergün/Bravuogn has a population of., 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.2%.