**Stampa** is a former [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Maloja (district)|Maloja]] district of the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]], [[Graubünden]]. It is now part of the municipality of [[Bregaglia]].

## History

Stampa is first mentioned after 1354 as *Stamppa* and was named so in honor of the [[Stampa (family)|Stampa]] family, overlords of the area.[^1][^2]

## Geography

Stampa has an area, as of 2006, of 94.7 km2 (36.6 sq mi). Of this area, 14.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (66.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[^3]

The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and is the administrative and cultural center of the sub-district. The municipality is divided into two distinct territories, the smaller in the [[Bregaglia Range|Val Bregaglia]] and the larger which extends from the two sides of the [[Maloja Pass]] and [[Engadin]].

It consists of the valley settlements of Stampa, [[Borgonovo, Switzerland|Borgonovo]], [[Coltura]], Montaccio, [[Caccior]] (at an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft)), Cavril and Canova at the foot of the [[Maloja Pass]] (at 1,600 m (5,200 ft)) and the sections of Maloja with [[Isola (Maloja)|Isola]], Orden, Pila and Capolago (at 1,810 m (5,940 ft)).

On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of [[Bondo, Switzerland|Bondo]], [[Castasegna]], [[Soglio, Switzerland|Soglio]], Stampa, and [[Vicosoprano]] merged into a new municipality of [[Bregaglia]].[^4]

[[Lägh da Cavloc]] is located in the [[Val Forno]].

## Demographics

Stampa has a population (as of 2008) of 595, of which 14.5% are foreign nationals.[^5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.6%.[^3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.[^6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Stampa is; 65 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 7.5% are 10 to 14, and 21 teenagers or 4.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 70 people or 13.2% are 30 to 39, 84 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 71 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 69 people or 13.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 44 people or 8.3% are 70 to 79, there are 23 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.[^5]

In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 57.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (22.5%), the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (16.2%) and the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (2.6%).[^3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Stampa about 65% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a *[[Fachhochschule]]*).[^3]

Stampa has an unemployment rate of 1.71%. As of 2005, there were 24 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 191 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 42 businesses in this sector.[^3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[^1]

## Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (66.1%), with German being second most common (27.7%) and [[Romansh language|Romansh]] being third ( 1.9%).[^3] However, because a portion of the municipality lies in the [[Engadin]] valley and a part lies in the [[Val Bregaglia]], there are also German and Romansh minorities.

## Famous people

One family of famous artists, the Giacometti, come from Stampa. The most famous members of the family are:

-   [[Giovanni Giacometti]] (1868–1933)
-   [[Augusto Giacometti]] (1877–1947), cousin of Giovanni
-   [[Alberto Giacometti]] (1901–1966), son of Giovanni
-   [[Diego Giacometti]] (1902–1985), son of Giovanni
-   [[Bruno Giacometti]] (1907-2012), son of Giovanni.

Another famous figure is the Basel-born artist [[Miriam Cahn]], who has been residing in Stampa since 2016. She lives and works in an atelier house built by local architect Armando Ruinelli.[^7][^8]

## Heritage sites of national significance

[[Palazzo Castelmur]] is listed as a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].[^9]

## Notes

[^1]: "Stampa" in [German](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D1535.php), [French](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F1535.php) and [Italian](http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I1535.php) in the online *[[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland]]*.
[^2]: Giuseppe, Stampa. *Notizie storiche intorno al comune di Gravedona ed alle principali sue famiglie dai tempi più remoti fino al 1865*.
[^3]: [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html) 2011-09-04 at the [[Wayback Machine]] accessed 19-Oct-2009
[^4]: [Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html) published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
[^5]: [Graubunden Population Statistics](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) 2009-08-27 at the [[Wayback Machine]] (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
[^6]: [Graubunden in Numbers](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) 2009-09-24 at the [[Wayback Machine]] (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
[^7]: ["Atelier Cahn – Stampa"](https://ruinelli-associati.ch/de/progetti/atelier-cahn). *ruinelli-associati.ch*. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
[^8]: ["BAUWELT - Atelierhaus Miriam Cahn"](https://www.bauwelt.de/themen/bauten/Atelierhaus-Cahn-Bergell-Ruinelli-2748665.html). *www.bauwelt.de* (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
[^9]: [Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance](http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090501142322/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html) 2009-05-01 at the [[Wayback Machine]] 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 19-Oct-2009