Country Switzerland Area 237.3 km² Municipalities 2 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Poschiavo Canton Canton of Graubünden | |
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Points of interest Bernina Pass, Lago di Poschiavo, Palü Glacier, Piz Palü, Bernina railway | ||
Bernina District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 237.2 km² and a population of 4,619 in 2015. It was replaced with the Bernina Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
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Map of Bernina District, Switzerland
It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%).
Bernina District consisted of two sub-districts, Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name.
Languages
The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.
References
Bernina District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA