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It was the host city for the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics. There are numerous ski resorts in the area served by the ski areas of Piz Corvatsch and Piz Nair. Val Roseg, south of Pontresina Val Trupchun in the Swiss National Park. Northeast of St. Moritz lies the village of Samedan, which is the capital of the Upper Engadine. [9]
Samedan Airport [a] (IATA: SMV, ICAO: LSZS), also known as Engadin Airport, [b] is a regional airport in Samedan in the Engadin valley of Switzerland, 5 km from St. Moritz. History [ edit ]
St. Moritz (/ ˌ s æ n m ə ˈ r ɪ t s / SAN mə-RITS, US also / ˌ s eɪ n t-/ SAYNT-, UK also / s ən t ˈ m ɒr ɪ t s / sənt MORR-its; German, in full: Sankt Moritz [zaŋkt moˈrɪts, ˈmoːrɪts] locally; Romansh: San Murezzan [sam muˈʁetsən] ⓘ; Italian: San Maurizio; [a] French: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about ...
This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German: Statistische Städte 2012, French: Villes statistiques 2012), as well as places with historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).
Engiadiana is a World Cup ski course in Switzerland at St. Moritz, Grisons, located in the Engadin valley on Piz Nair mountain in the Albula Alps. [1] [2] [3]It is adjacent to the older and more famous men's "Corviglia" speed events course, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1948 and several World Championships.
As Celerina/Schlarigna is located at the edge of the plain where the Flaz river (coming from the Bernina Pass) meets the Inn, this is the widest part of the Engadin valley, making Celerina the sunniest spot in the upper Engadin valley. Unlike St. Moritz, its more famous neighbouring town to the south-west, Celerina has retained many historic ...
The Engadin (here near St. Moritz and the lakes) is one of the highest valleys of the Alps and the only Swiss region in the basin of the Black Sea. The Grisons is Switzerland's largest and at the same time easternmost canton. Its geography, essentially marked by the Alps, is complex and encompasses a wide range of climates and ecosystems.
Hourly services operate on both the Albula and Bernina lines. Because these two lines operate with different types and levels of power supply, St Moritz is also a "Power supply switch" station (Systemwechselbahnhof). The station is located at a height of 1,775 m (5,823 ft) above sea level and is the highest urban railway station in Switzerland.