Italian Grisons orItalian Grigioni (Italian:Grigionitaliano orGrigioni italiano;German:Italienischbünden;Romansh:Grischun talian;French:Grisons italiens) or sometimes also calledLombard Grisons (Lombard:Grison lombard, lumbard;Romansh:Grischun lumbard), is the region of theCanton of Grisons,Switzerland, in whichItalian is the dominant language.

Located in the southernmost part of the canton, it comprises (from west to east) of the region ofMoesa, the municipality ofBregaglia in the Region ofMaloja and the region ofBernina. It has a population of about 15,000, of which more than 85% speak standard Italian or Lombard.^[1] The village and former municipality inBivio in the district ofAlbula, located to the north of Bregaglia, once had an Italian-speaking plurality as well. Between 1980 and 1990, however, it was overtaken by German, which is now the majority language of the village.

The three regions that make up the Italian Grisons are separated by mountains, isolated from the rest of the canton as well as from each other, and from Italy. Because of their remoteness and the lack of economic possibilities, emigration has traditionally been a serious issue, and even today more than half of the people born in the Italian Grisons live and work outside of the region in the predominantly Italian-speaking canton ofTicino.^[2]

Moesa and Bernina are predominantlyRoman Catholic, while Bregaglia is chieflyProtestant. Bregaglia is the only municipality in Switzerland with an Italian-speaking Protestant majority.

The dominance of the Italian language in the canton has diminished in recent years, especially to the east in the two regions furthest fromTicino. This is believed to result from migration ofGerman speakers into traditionally Italian-speaking areas, the spread of German languagemass media and the absence ofsecondary schools teaching in Italian in Grisons.^[2] The situation is similar to that ofRomansh in the canton.

Pro Grigioni Italiano, an organization created in 1918 to promote the Italian language and culture in Grisons, is officially recognized by the cantonal government as representing the indigenous Italian-speaking minority of the canton.^[3]

• Bernese Jura

• Voci del Grigioni italianoRSI radio newscast about the Italian Grisons
• Pro Grigioni Italiano

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