Castello Di Mesocco
by T. Emrich
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Das Castello di Mesocco ist ein Schloss südlich des Dorfes Mesocco im Misox (Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz). Es war früher die wichtigste Festung des Tals, heute sind nur noch Ruinen erhalten.
Aufgrund seiner strategisch wichtigen Lage an der San Bernardino-Route war der Felshügel schon zu römischer Zeit befestigt. Im Mittelalter errichteten die Grafen von Sacco hier ihre Festung.
Die Ruinen des Castello di Mesocco liegen auf einem mächtigen Felsen südlich des Dorfes Mesocco im Mi...
It connects the Swiss Hinterrhein valley and Splügen in the canton of Graubünden with the Valle Splug...
April 2012, a spring snowfall turns this Italian valley (right at the border with Switzerland) in a b...
Angeloga is a beautiful alpine lake at 2044 m.s.l.. The small lake is sourrounded by high mountains, ...
We weren't on the peak yet but the view was already amazing. We needed a break after a quite dangerou...
Nel centro di Chiavenna, per attravrsare il corso del fiume Mera, si percorre il caratteristico ponte...
Nel centro di Chiavenna, per attravrsare il corso del fiume Mera, si percorre il caratteristico ponte...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
