The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland . They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps , more specifically the Western Rhaetian Alps . They are named after the river Albula . According to AVE (see map), the Albula Alps are separated from the Oberhalbstein Alps in the west by the Septimer Pass and the valley of the Sursés ; from the Plessur Alps in the north-west by the Landwasser valley; from the Silvretta group in the north-east by the Flüela Pass ; from the Sesvenna Alps in the east by the Inn valley ( Engadine ); from the Livigno Alps in the south-east by the Inn valley; from the Bernina Range in the south by the Maloja Pass and the Inn valley.
18-705: The chief summit of the Albula Alps is Piz Kesch , which is also the highest summit of the Eastern Alps north of the Inn . Other mountains with both a high elevation and a high prominence are Piz Calderas , Piz Ela , Piz Ot and Piz Vadret . The Albula Alps are drained by the rivers Albula , Gelgia , Landwasser and Inn and Mera . Near the Lunghin Pass is the tripoint between the Gelgia, Inn and Mera. This
36-414: A Fachhochschule ). La Punt Chamues-ch has an unemployment rate of 0.97%. As of 2005 , there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 147 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 45 businesses in this sector. The historical population
54-688: A first language, while in 1900 it increased to 80% but in 1910 dropped to 69%. It stayed at that level until about 1970. In 1990 there were 48.3% who understood Romansh in La Punt Chamues-ch and in 2000 it was 47.6%. The Albertini-Houses N. 324/325 and the Chesa Merleda are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . Both the Albertini houses and the Chesa Mereleda are old Engadin style patrician houses for
72-533: A station, and the main road – road 27 – also pass through La Punt, as does the Inn river . Chamues-ch (pronounced Tshamois-tsh ), which lies on the southern side of the valley, at the end of the Val Chamuera valley and on the foot of the Piz Mezzaun. Both towns feature hotels and some stores, while the buildings used by the municipality and fire department lie in between. Until 1943 La Punt Chamues-ch
90-614: Is 1 person who is 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28%), the FDP (21.6%) and the CVP (6.5%). In La Punt Chamues-ch about 82.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or
108-523: Is given in the following table: Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (66.1%), with Romansh being second most common (20.6%) and Italian being third ( 7.7%). The official languages of the village are the Upper- Engadin Romansh dialect of Puter and German. Originally the entire village spoke Romansh, but due to increasing trade with the outside world Romansh usage began to decline. In 1880 about 71.6% spoke Romansh as
126-811: Is the tripoint between the basins of the North Sea , Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea . The main road passes crossing the Albula Alps (from central Graubünden to Engadin ) are the Julier Pass and the Albula Pass . On the margin are also the Flüela Pass and the Septimer Pass (bridle path only). The Albula Pass, in the middle of the range, is also an important axis of the Rhaetian Railway , connecting Chur to St. Moritz through
144-636: The Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres (11,214 ft), it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün , Grisons . The first ascent was made 1846 by J. Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner. Piz Kesch is part of the mountain ridge which divides the southeastern Swiss Alps between the Rhine drainage basin ( North Sea ) and
162-528: The Albula Tunnel . Both pass road and railway traverse the locality of Bergün on the river Albula, the most central town within the Albula Alps. The main peaks of the Albula Alps are: The Albula Alps are crossed by one railway tunnel, under the Albula Pass. The main mountain passes of the Albula Alps are: Piz Kesch Piz Kesch ( German ) or Piz d'Es-cha ( Rumantsch ) is a peak in
180-651: The Chamanna d'Es-Cha or Es-Cha Hütte ( ca 2,594 m), and the Kesch-Hütte or Chamanna digl Kesch at ( ca 2,625 m). The first lies on a 3-hour walk from Madulain , La Punt and Zuoz and about 1½ hours from the Albula Pass road. Kesch-Hütte lies 4½ hours from Bergün and can be reached as well from the Davos southern valleys of Sertig and Dischma or by a longer walk via Val Susauna coming from Cinuos-chel . The tower-like peak of Piz Kesch
198-824: The Danube drainage basin ( Black Sea ). It is also the highest peak in the Eastern Alps north of the Inn River . On the north side lies the Porchabella Glacier . West of Piz Kesch lies the Albula Pass ( Pass d'Alvra in Rumantsch); to the north lies the valley of Davos , and to the south lies the Upper Engadine . On the foot of Piz Kesch in the Engadine lies the village of Madulain (1,694 m). Two SAC's alpine huts lie close to Piz Kesch which are
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#1732772774862216-522: The Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . La Punt Chamues-ch is first mentioned around 1137-39 as Campolovasto . In 1244 it was mentioned as Ponte . La Punt Chamues-ch has an area, as of 2006 , of 63.2 km (24.4 sq mi). Of this area, 33.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and
234-521: The Scaletta pass towards the southwest and to the Kesch-. In the following leg the route passes the western face and reaches Chamanna d'Es-Cha hut via Fuorcla Pischa , lying already in the southern face of Piz Kesch. La Punt La Punt Chamues-ch ( Romansh pronunciation: [lɐ ˈpʊnt tɕaˈmweːʃtɕ] ; Italian and official name until 1943: Ponte-Campovasto ) is a municipality in
252-479: The peak in less than 2 hours. They afterwards descended in 3 hours from the pass to La Punt on the east side of the mountain. According to Tuckett, they were the first to reach the highest summit: A network of marked mountain paths leads to the southern, western and northern face of Piz Kesch whereas the eastern face is covered with a glacier and connected with the rest of this massif thus not accessible on hiking trails. The " Kesch-Trek " leads from Dischma via
270-519: The population are between 0 and 9 years old. 47 teenagers or 7.1% are 10 to 14, and 36 teenagers or 5.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 73 people or 11.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 110 people or 16.7% are 30 to 39, 114 people or 17.3% are 40 to 49, and 100 people or 15.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 54 people or 8.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 5.6% are 70 to 79, there are 11 people or 1.7% who are 80 to 89, and there
288-585: The remainder (50.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. The municipality consists of two once separate towns, nowadays almost grown together. La Punt lies on the northern side of the valley, where the Albula Pass ends. The railway line, with
306-445: Was known as by its Italian name of Ponte-Campovasto. La Punt Chamues-ch has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 686. As of 2008 , 21.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.4%. As of 2000 , the gender distribution of the population was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. The age distribution, as of 2000 , in La Punt Chamues-ch is; 77 children or 11.7% of
324-624: Was reached for the first time on September 7, 1846, by Chr. Casper, Johann Coaz, J. Rascher, J.R. Tscharner. In 1864 the ascent was repeated by Francis Fox Tuckett and Fowler, with guides C. Michel and M. Payot. From the Platzli huts, located above Bergün , they reached in 3 hours a pass (3,008 m) on the ridge above the Vadret da Porchabella, overlooking the head of the Es-cha valley on the east. From this — called Porta d'Es-cha — they finally reached
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