Sils im Engadin/Segl

Sils im Engadin/Segl (German: Sils im Engadin; Romansh Segl), often also as Sils i.E./Segl, is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

Sils im Engadin/Segl
Segl Maria (left) and Segl Baselgia (right)
Location of Sils im Engadin/Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl
Coordinates: 46°26′N 9°46′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictMaloja
Area
  Total63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation
(Church Segl Maria)
1,809 m (5,935 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total700
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7514, 7515, 7517
SFOS number3789
LocalitiesSegl Maria, Segl Baselgia, Seglias, Val Fex as well as Grevasalvas, Blaunca and Buaira
Surrounded byBivio, Chiesa in Valmalenco (IT-SO), Lanzada (IT-SO), Samedan, Silvaplana, Stampa
Websitewww.sils-segl.ch
SFSO statistics

It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romansh, German: Sils Maria; Seglias is part of Segl Maria) and Segl Baselgia (German: Sils Baselgia; Baselgia is Romansh for church); the Val Fex (German: Fextal); and three Maiensässe (Alpine pastures traditionally used for spring grazing): Grevasalvas, Blaunca and Buaira, above Plaun da Lej on the left side of the valley.

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