Tarasp
Tarasp is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its eleven settlements are situated within the Lower Engadin valley along the Inn River, at the foot of the Sesvenna Range. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.
Tarasp | |
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Lake Tarasp at dawn | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tarasp | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 10°15′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Inn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.99 km2 (18.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,403 m (4,603 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7553 |
| SFOS number | 3745 |
| Localities | Fontana, Vulpera, Sparsels, Aschera, Avrona, Chaposch, Chants, Florins, Nairs, Sgnè, Vallatscha |
| Surrounded by | Ardez, Ftan, Scuol, Tschierv, Zernez |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Originally a Romansh language area, the majority of the population today speaks High Alemannic German. Unlike the surrounding municipalities, the Tarasp parish is mainly Catholic.
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