St. Moritz
St. Moritz (/ˌsæn məˈrɪts/ SAN mə-RITS, US also /ˌseɪnt -/ SAYNT -, UK also /sənt ˈmɒrɪts/ sənt MORR-its; German, in full: Sankt Moritz [saŋkt ˈmoːrɪts, - moˈrɪts]; Romansh: San Murezzan [sam muˈʁetsən] ⓘ; Italian: San Maurizio; French: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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St. Moritz on an evening in February 2009, with the lake frozen | |
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| Coordinates: 46°29′50″N 9°50′16″E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Maloja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Traunter Plazzas) | 1,822 m (5,978 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 4,928 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: St. Moritzer(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7500 |
| SFOS number | 3787 |
| Localities | St. Moritz-Dorf, St. Moritz-Bad, Suvretta, Champfèr (eastern part) |
| Surrounded by | Bever, Celerina/Schlarigna, Samedan, Silvaplana |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
St. Moritz lies on the southern slopes of the Albula Alps below the Piz Nair (3,056 m or 10,026 ft) overlooking the flat and wide glaciated valley of the Upper Engadine and eponymous lake: Lake St. Moritz. It hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948.
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