History of the Breggia River in Switzerland?

Answer 1

The 12km Breggia River occupies regions formerly carved by glaciers. The upper part of the catchment basin is mountainous-central Southern Alps. The central stretch,the Faloppia affluent valley, has an intra-moraine origin. Moraines are glacial deposits. The lower stretch of the Breggia River, before it empties into the southern end of Lake Como, is a wide terminal glacial valley that has been filled in with Late Pleistocene and Holocene glacial, lacustrine (lake) and alluvial deposits. The river has formed a delta system where it enters the Lake.The course of the river has shifted through time. The long narrow Lake itself was probably carved by a glacier.

Around Ticino, the river has cut deep gorges through tilted Mesozoic strata which beautifully preserves a record of ancient ocean sediments rich with fossils. These sedimentary rocks predate the formation of the Alps. The depths of the gorge indicates that the area may still be rising. The abrupt eastward change in course suggests the same. A description of the Breggia Gorge Park is found at the second and third urls below.

Answer 2

Breggia is a swiss-Italian river. The springs are around the Monte Generoso and Monte d'Orimento in the Val d'Intelvi. Then it enter in the swiss teerritory between Erbonne and Scudellate, it flows along the Muggio valley until Chiasso/Vacallo, where it enter again in italian territory, in Maslianico. Then in finishes in the Lake Como, nearly Villa Erba between Como and Cernobbio

cant find anything on the history though sorry

The below link does give some further info on the area and does include historical buildings.