Borgonovo, Switzerland

Borgonovo is a small village, formerly part of the municipality of Stampa. Since 2010 it is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia in the Maloja district of the Swiss canton Graubünden, Switzerland.

Notable people

• Alberto Giacometti, 1901 – 1966, artist, born and buried in the San Giorgio church of Borgonovo
• Giovanni Giacometti, 1868 – 1933, a Swiss painter, born in Borgonovo, the father of artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and architect Bruno Giacometti

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