Valle di Muggio
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The Valle di Muggio is situated in Ticino
in Switzerland
and is the southernmost valley of the country.
The name comes from the town of Muggio
, which is the largest population centre in the valley. Roncapiano is the highest village in the valley, where the roads end. The river Breggia
runs through it, before flowing into Italy
and Lake Como
.
La valley comprises the municipalities of Breggia
, Vacallo
and Castel San Pietro.
In the town of Cabbio there is the Museo Etnografico della Valle di Muggio, which describes village life in the region.
The Valle di Muggio is known as the Valle Breggia in Italy.
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
in Switzerland
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....
and is the southernmost valley of the country.
The name comes from the town of Muggio
Muggio
Muggio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 October 2009 the municipalities of Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged into the municipality of Breggia.-History:...
, which is the largest population centre in the valley. Roncapiano is the highest village in the valley, where the roads end. The river Breggia
Breggia
thumb|The Breggia at [[Morbio Inferiore]].Breggia is a Swiss-Italian river. The springs are around the Monte Generoso and Monte d'Orimento in the Val d'Intelvi at an elevation of 1389 m. It enters Swiss territory between Erbonne and Scudellate, and flows along the Muggio Valley until...
runs through it, before flowing into Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
.
La valley comprises the municipalities of Breggia
Breggia
thumb|The Breggia at [[Morbio Inferiore]].Breggia is a Swiss-Italian river. The springs are around the Monte Generoso and Monte d'Orimento in the Val d'Intelvi at an elevation of 1389 m. It enters Swiss territory between Erbonne and Scudellate, and flows along the Muggio Valley until...
, Vacallo
Vacallo
Vacallo is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is the first village of the Valle di Muggio.-History:...
and Castel San Pietro.
In the town of Cabbio there is the Museo Etnografico della Valle di Muggio, which describes village life in the region.
The Valle di Muggio is known as the Valle Breggia in Italy.