Bever is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Bever has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 45.75 sq km (17.66 sq mi).[4] Of this area, about 15.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 68.4% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 9 ha (22 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 41 ha (100 acres).
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. It is located on the Inn River, and the artificial lake Lej da Gravatscha is nearby. It consists of the village of Bever and the hamlet of Spinas at the entrance to the Albula Tunnel. Until 1943 Bever was known as Bevers.
The 700-person village in the heart of the wide high valley opens its doors to visitors, so that they can learn its small, poetic secrets: gardens, windows set deep in the facades as well as flower bouquets on stairheads and balconies. The church tower of Bever rises into the blue sky of the Upper Engadine.
Bever is a starting point for romantic winter hikes, extended cross-country skiing and toboggan adventures as well as Alpine skiing fun in the nearby winter sport areas. People who make their way to Spinas at the southern portal of the Albula railway tunnel, which is four kilometers away, will feel totally relaxed.
In the adjacent Bever Valley (Val Bever) time seems to have stood still: one can experience pristine nature and total tranquility. From time to time a train runs by, only to disappear soon into a tunnel. A Fairytale Path leads through the middle of the Bever Valley. All stories were written by Engadine authors and staged by local artists with sculptures. There are even rumors that fairytale figures can come to life in the romantic Val Bever.
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