Beschrijving
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Akua Granda (also spelled Aqua Granda) is the ancient name of Livigno’s main river. It is now called Spöl, although this name designates the river after it crosses the Swiss border. Despite being in Italy, Akua Granda is a tributary of the Inn, and the Danube, and not of the Po river. In other words, this valley is on the northern side of the Alps’ watershed. In this area geographical and political boundaries do not coincide. Due to an international treaty, an artificial lake, Lago di Livigno, was created by Engadiner Kraftwerke in the 1960s, with a dam on the border. This caused the flooding of part of the ancient village of Livigno. Despite indemnisation, not all inhabitants were willing to leave this part of the valley.